In just the past few years, nanotechnology has brought technological advances in almost every field imaginable – patches that regenerate heart tissue, water-powered batteries an... Read more
Mice are frequently used as lab models when testing new drugs, and fluorescent dyes are sometimes injected into their bodies so that researchers can better see how those drugs are progressin... Read more
The patented technology is key to ViewRay’s new radiation therapy system, which is being designed to capture soft-tissue images continuously during treatment. “The technology is... Read more
An international team of physicists and neuroscientists has reported a breakthrough in magnetic resonance imaging that allows brain scans more than seven times faster than currently possible... Read more
A fast and accurate test for Autism has been developed by researchers at McLean Hospital and the University of Utah. It is hoped that the biologically based test, which uses Magnetic Resonan... Read more
photo credit: net_efekt Natural products are highly valued by consumers yet their properties have been difficult to reproduce fully in synthetic materials, placing a drain on our limited nat... Read more
Image via Wikipedia If neuroimaging can reliably discern truth from falsehood, should brain scans be admissible evidence in court cases? Brooklyn defense attorney David Zevin almost made leg... Read more
Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S, and congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect around the world. About five million people in the U.S. have heart failure, an... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. The research, carried out in the UK and Belgium, involved a new... Read more