Spinal cord injury disrupts the signaling pathway along the spinal cord, but this activity is heard to measure with current MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) practices due to their low signal and MRI sensitivity, or lack thereof rather. A new study at Vanderbilt, however, may help identify the bio-marker at the injury site and give clues […]
The blood brain barrier (BBB) is a fortress to protect our brain. It necessarily rejects unwanted molecules that may be toxic to the brain. That protection comes at a cost. Sometimes medicines that can be beneficial cannot make it through the gate. Now researchers at the University of Montreal have developed a way that can […]
Exciting news from the world of imaging! MRI just might be able to discern cancer cells from non-cancer cells. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have been studying cancer cells in-vitro (in a petri dish) and in mice to see if their detection method works. They have taken advantage of particular biology, in four different types of […]
Researchers have successfully reversed symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice by using MRI-guided ultrasound. Studies working with Alzheimer’s mouse models have shown improved cognition and spatial learning, with no adverse effects on behavior. The theory is that this technique works because as the ultrasound beams temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, drugs are able to be […]
There may be new hope on the horizon for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. By using a new MRI probe, researchers are detecting the toxins that are responsible for the onset of the disease. These toxins are called amyloid beta brain toxins, and if researchers can detect them early enough, it’s more likely that they […]