Virtual/augmented reality playkit eases kids’ and parents’ anxieties ahead of MRI scan
Giving children a virtual/augmented (mixed) reality playkit to use ahead of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan seems to ease ...
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ET phone Dublin? Astrophysicists scan the Galaxy for signs of life
Astrophysicists from Trinity College Dublin are scanning the Universe for “technosignatures” emanating from distant planets that would provide support for ...
KICT develops scan to BIM for reverse engineering from 3D vision data
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT, President Kim Byung-suk) has developed building scan to BIM (Building Information Modeling)-based ...
Simple MRI scan could predict radiation side effects for prostate cancer
A new Corewell Health study suggests that men who have longer prostatic urethras, the part of the urethra that travels ...
Immune system ageing can be revealed by CT scan
Thymus, a small and relatively unknown organ, may play a bigger role in the immune system of adults than was ...
Extreme DNA resolution: Researchers slow down and scan multiple times individual DNA molecules
Aleksandra Radenovic, head of the Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology in the School of Engineering, has worked for years to improve nanopore technology, ...
ASCO: Targeted therapy for early breast cancer, progress treating recurrent glioma, PSMA PET scan advances and more
Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will discuss the latest research and clinical trial results on ...
Single CT scan in kids low risk for cancers, but 4 or more CTs increases risk
For children under age 18 years, a single computed tomography (CT) scan is not associated with an increased risk of brain ...
3D radar scan provides clues about threats to iconic Alaskan glacier
A detailed "body scan" of Malaspina Glacier, one of Alaska's most iconic glaciers, revealed that its bulk lies below sea ...
AI can help optimize CT scan X-ray radiation dose
Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most powerful and well-established diagnostic tools available to modern medicine. An increasing number ...
Novel technique distinguishes between types of oral bone lesion based on MRI scan image texture
Ameloblastomas and odontogenic keratocysts are benign lesions of the maxillo-mandibular region with different biological characteristics. The former are often aggressive, ...
Case Western Reserve University awarded $3M grant to advance MRI scan and software to analyze aggressive brain tumors more effectively
CLEVELAND—Most medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are inherently qualitative, which can lead to subjective analysis and inconsistent conclusions. Credit: ...
Ten-minute scan enables detection and cure of the commonest cause of high blood pressure
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new ...
Nuclear medicine bone scan study identifies prevalence and outcomes of cardiac amyloidosis
Reston, VA—A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, ...
ANU scientists use deep planetary scan to confirm Martian core
Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new method to scan the deep interior of planets in ...
The super-fast MRI scan that could revolutionise heart failure diagnosis
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed cutting-edge technology to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time. ...
PET scan visualization can measure effects of STING-activating drugs
FINDINGS Stimulator of interferon genes, or STING, helps regulate immune activation. Thus, drugs that activate STING are being tested as ...
Predicting the future: A quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk
Late-life dementia is becoming increasingly common in people after 80 years of age. Credit: Getty Late-life dementia is becoming increasingly ...
Single brain scan can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
The research uses machine learning technology to look at structural features within the brain, including in regions not previously associated ...
Revolutionary technology shortens cardiac scan time, provides high-quality SPECT images
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — A cardiac SPECT imaging system performs scans 10 to 100 times faster than current SPECT systems, ...
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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AI image generator Stable Diffusion perpetuates racial and gendered stereotypes, study finds
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Ohio State receives $14 million to study optimal aspirin therapy in pregnancy
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The dangers of being a saber-toothed cat in Los Angeles 12,000 years ago
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Rise of microplastics discovered in placentas of Hawaiʻi mothers
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Catalysts of change: Young scientists spearhead breakthrough COVID-19 research in international collaboration