Research Highlights
Showcase of NIBIB-Supported Research: 2006
Brain-Computer
Interfaces Come Home: November 28, 2006
The first user-friendly, home version of a brain-computer interface system from
the Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, offers a much needed "voice" to those
who are paralyzed.
Imaging Gene Expression
with Magnetic Resonance: October 23, 2006
By combining magnetic resonance imaging and optical imaging researchers can visualize
cellular activity such as gene expression in live animals as well as detect the
expression of enzymes that become active in cancer cells, cell death, and inflammation.
New Contrast Agents
Track Organ Rejection: September 25, 2006
Organ transplants often give patients a new lease on life. Critical to patient outcome
is how well the body accepts the new organ. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University
are developing a new, non-invasive method to monitor organ rejection using magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI).
Faster Biopsy
Results with New Microscope Array: August 30, 2006
Waiting a week or two for biopsy results can be unnerving, but a novel pathology
slide scanner developed by engineers at Tucson, Arizona-based DMetrix Inc. is providing
patients with same day biopsy results.
Biosensor Rapidly
Identifies Urinary Tract Infections: July 25, 2006
Pinpointing the cause of painful urinary tract infections usually takes about 48
hours. A new biosensor promises to cut that time to 45 minutes or less, and offers
patients the option of more accurate drug therapy.
Retooling a Research
Career - From Engineering to Biology and Back: June 21, 2006
With a training grant from NIBIB, one researcher parlays a career spent developing
instruments to track global warming into an opportunity to develop a novel method
to image biological specimens, in particular to distinguish between normal and cancerous
tissue.
Cardiac Patch
- The Beat Goes On: May 31, 2006
Heart attacks rob the body’s central pump of oxygen which can lead to damaged
tissue and reduced function. To address this problem, researchers are developing
a "cardiac patch" - a piece of laboratory-grown heart tissue to replace
a patient’s damaged heart tissue before the entire organ becomes diseased.
Tiny Neural Clamps Make Connections: April 26,
2006
Thanks to girls’ hair barrettes, researchers at Arizona State University have
developed a device that may revolutionize ways to communicate with the peripheral
nervous system, the body’s nerve network that sends messages to and from the
brain and spinal cord.
Magnetic Signals
Reveal Fetal Development: March 28, 2006
Detecting pre-term neurological damage is just one goal for an innovative fetal
assessment tool based on techniques to evaluate adult brain activity.
Hybrid Imaging
System Improves Minimally Invasive Procedures: February 9, 2006
The success of minimally invasive procedures depends in part on novel imaging systems.
A hybrid X-ray/MRI system combines the best of both technologies and eliminates
the need to shuttle patients back and forth between different imaging systems.
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