A new study shows that susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) is a powerful tool for characterizing infarctions (stroke) in patients earlier and directing more prompt treatment.
May 3, 2011
The use of breast shields is the technique of choice to protect the breasts of women from radiation exposure while undergoing chest CT examinations, according to a new study.
May 3, 2011
Bethesda, MD -- With growing evidence of the link between exposure to toxic chemicals and chronic diseases, especially in children, the United States needs to…
May 3, 2011
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MIT researchers and their collaborators have come up with an unusual, high performance and possibly less expensive way of turning the sun's heat into electricity.
May 3, 2011
Boston- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center have found that by adding one family physician per 1,000, or 100 per…
May 3, 2011
PITTSBURGH -- Taking their cue from social media, educators at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a social networking application called Classroom Salon…
May 3, 2011
URBANA -- A Vietnam veteran who conducted early-morning mine sweeps on that country's roads, University of Illinois nutrition professor John Erdman knows the damage that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause.
May 3, 2011
HOUSTON (May 2, 2011) -- Colorectal cancer screening rates increased for Medicare beneficiaries when coverage was expanded to average-risk individuals, but…
May 3, 2011
NEW YORK -- May 3, 2011 -- A study by Columbia Business School Professors Amit Khandelwal, a Jerome A.
May 3, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A team of researchers is beginning to see exactly what the response to threats looks like in the brain at the cellular and molecular levels.
May 3, 2011
WESTERVILLE, OH -- Imagine a battlefield medic or emergency medical technician providing first aid with a special wad of cottony glass fibers that…
May 3, 2011
CINCINNATI -- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) continues to be a major health issue in the United States despite prevention strategies.
May 3, 2011
New research has shed light on the origins of a fungal infection which is one of the major causes of death from AIDS-related illnesses.
May 3, 2011
A recent study shows that pelvic imaging using computed tomography (CT) examinations are not necessary for diagnosing patients with venous thromboembolism…
May 2, 2011
