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Study: New signaling pathway increases glucose uptake in skeletal muscle

Clinical Studies | Monday, August 23 2010
A novel protein called sucrose nonfermenting AMPK-related kinase (SNARK) involved in mediating glucose transport has been found to be activated in skeletal muscle in response to contraction and exercise in both rodents and humans, according to a study published Aug. 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

PNAS: Biophotonic imaging reveals real-time cell death changes

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Scientists have developed a biophotonic imaging approach for studying the molecular organization and its transformation in cellular processes, with the specific example of apoptosis, according to a study published July 20 in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences.
 

Feature: Nuc med community urges senator to lift 'hold' on isotope bill

Web Exclusives | Monday, July 26 2010
Written by Manjula Puthenedam
SNM, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology and a coalition of medical and national security organizations have urged Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., to lift a "hold" on the American Medical Isotope Production Act (H.R. 3276), and permit a vote by the U.S. Senate, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 400-17. Several radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists spoke to their concerns if the U.S. continues to rely on foreign sources for medical isotopes.
 

SNM honors outstanding contributors

Industry News | Monday, July 19 2010
SNM has recognized the contributions to the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging during its 57th annual meeting in Salt Lake City.
 

HHS, IOM put health data to work with new initiative

Industry News | Wednesday, June 02 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Institute of Medicine (IOM) President Harvey Fineberg have launched a national initiative to share a wealth of new community health data to drive innovation and create new applications and tools to improve the health in the U.S.
 

IOM makes recommendations for NCI cancer clinical trials

Industry News | Thursday, April 29 2010
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, has published a report after reviewing the roles of the various stakeholders involved in cancer clinical trials across the U.S, and recommended a series of changes.
 

Study: CT perfusion may pinpoint emphysema susceptibility in smokers

Top Stories | Wednesday, April 07 2010
Utilizing multidetector row CT perfusion imaging, researchers from the University of Iowa in Iowa City have found that this lung imaging measure can provide more mechanistically-oriented characteristics that can differentiate smokers with and without evidence of emphysema susceptibility.
 

White House reportedly to nominate Harvard prof as CMS chief

Top Stories | Sunday, March 28 2010
President Barack Obama will reportedly nominate Donald M. Berwick, MD, as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), according to a variety of media sources.
 

PNAS: 18F-FDG-PET could ID maternal family link to Alzheimer’s disease

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, March 17 2010
18F-FDG PET identified the average increase amyloid-beta plaques among individuals whose mothers had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease compared to others with no family history of dementia, according to research findings published online March 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

PNAS: PET yields insight into nicotine addiction

Clinical Studies | Monday, March 08 2010
A study using PET imaging to compare nicotine accumulation in smokers found that nicotine washed out of the addicted smoker’s lungs and into their blood less efficiently and the study could help provide a treatment program for cigarette smokers who are trying to quit, according to a research scheduled to appear online in the early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences during the week of March 8.
 

PNAS: Fluorescence + MR imaging probe can guide cancer surgery

Clinical Studies | Thursday, March 04 2010
Surgery with molecular fluorescence imaging using a dual fluorescent plus a magnetic marker decreases residual cancer, improves survival and MRI-guided clinical staging, according to two studies published in the March issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

PNAS: Photothermal imaging can detect gold nanoparticles

Clinical Studies | Thursday, February 04 2010
Researchers have used gold nanoparticles as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization imaging techniques and tracking them using photothermal imaging, according to an article published online Feb. 1 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

PNAS: Nanoparticles could eliminate drug-eluting stents

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, January 19 2010
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School have built targeted nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and slowly release medicine, which could be an alternative to drug-eluting stents in some patients with cardiovascular disease, according to research published in the Jan. 18 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

X-ray imaging of biological cells advanced by researchers

Industry News | Wednesday, December 09 2009
Franz Pfeiffer, PhD, chair of the biomedical physics group at Technical University Munich and colleagues have reported progress in their “lensless” x-ray microscopy--an approach to imaging biological cells-they introduced last year. The results of their most recent research were published in the early edition of the Dec. 7-11 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

Study: Stem cells could restore cognitive function after brain irradiation

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, November 10 2009
Human embryonic stem cells could be used to help restore cognitive abilities in patients after radiation for brain tumors, according to study appearing online Nov. 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

Medical isotope bill goes to full House vote

Top Stories | Tuesday, October 27 2009
The American Medical Isotopes Production Act (HR 3276) was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee on Oct. 21. The new legislation will help to fund projects for producing the medical isotope molybdenum-99 within the U.S., in order to ensure a consistent supply for American patients.
 

Study: PET helps distinguish neurofibroma from sarcoma

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, October 13 2009
FDG-PET is a highly accurate way to distinguish between neurofibromas and sarcoma, according to a study from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center that was published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

Hyper-SAGE could enhance molecular MR

Industry News | Monday, October 12 2009
Hyperpolarized xenon signal amplification by gas extraction (Hyper-SAGE) is a promising tool for enhancing the sensitivity of nuclear MR spectra and MRI, according to research published in the September online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 

Former J-Co prez joins Awarepoint

Executive Announcements | Tuesday, August 25 2009
Dennis O’Leary, MD, former Joint Comission president, has joined real-time location system developer Awarepoint as its chief strategy officer.
 

PNAS: Nanoscale imaging works differently in water

Clinical Studies | Thursday, August 13 2009
Researchers have found that the atomic force microscope, a tool widely used in nanoscale imaging, works differently in liquid environments, it was reported online in last week's Proceeedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
 
Web Exclusives

Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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