MRI on the cheap and on the go
...ent room in a hospital with a huge doughnut-shaped machine that costs a lot of money and makes a lot of noise. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are looking to change that perception with the successful testing of a laser-based MRI techniqu...Updated sleep apnea screening recommended for commercial drivers
...a minimum of 4 hours within a 24-hour period via a machine that is able to measure time on pressure. Current guidelines do not specify minimum use of positive airway pressure. "Difficulty in identifying those drivers at highest risk of OSA and accidents due to OSA has been a significant challenge for the co...Science of Learning Center comes to UC San Diego
...ry center hail from a variety of fields, including machine learning, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, molecular genetics, biophysics, mathematics, and education. "Creating a Science of Learning Center with our colleagues from Rutgers and from Vanderbilt is really an exciting development that i...Impaired gene helps non-small cell lung cancer resist drug
...s. The team packaged a molecular NPRL2-producing machine called a plasmid expression vector in a nanoparticle ? a fatty sphere so small it's measured in billionths of a meter. The nanoparticles are injected into the mice, find their way to tumor cells, bind to them, and the NPRL2- producing plasmid cassett...Stress triggers relapse in meth abuse, OHSU study finds
...d the effect to when a person puts money in a soda machine and presses the button, but gets nothing in return. "Analogous to the human world would be 'Come on, it's got to work!'" The mice even pressed a nearby inactive lever they rarely touched before in an attempt to get the drug. But demand for the drug e......x months. Compliance data downloaded from the CPAP machine showed only eight percent of patients failed to us...eived a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for treatment. Data were collected before and after CPAP intervention and included rates of hospital...Fast test for low blood flow in dogs detects early heart trouble
...ilable in North America since February 2005. Each machine costs between $1.5 million and $2 million. A single test costs approximately $700....High-tech spectroscopy may be used to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms
...rmation about the body. The test is done in an MRI machine to which a spectrometer has been attached to measure changes in metabolites, such as the levels of glutamate and glutamine. "Because of its noninvasiveness and repeatable nature, MRS could be helpful in the drug discovery program for neuropsychiatri...Physicists set 'speed limit' for future superconducting magnet
...21.1 to 22.2 Tesla, would increase the cost of the machine by two million dollars. "A holy grail of the scientific community, as set out recently by the National Research Council, is to build a superconducting magnet of 30 Tesla," said Halperin. "In MR imaging, the higher the magnetic field, the higher the...Measuring lung motion leads to better radiation treatment for lung cancer
...ve developed an apparatus called the 4D Phantom, a machine that can move in the complex patterns specified by the researchers' mathematical model of breathing motion. The 4D Phantom contains an object that represents a tumor and allows researchers to test any part of the radiation therapy process, from imagi...A new, nanoporous ceramic filter offers hope to kidney-dialysis patients
...lysis facilities can reduce the costs of labor and machine time, and accommodate more patients. "That would be a tremendous improvement."...Healthy schools project gets an 'A'
...have been made in cafeteria selections and vending machine options. For example, vegetables and dip and a fruit salad bar have been added to the cafeteria, and items like the double-bacon cheeseburger and high fat meat pizza have been eliminated. In addition, the soda pop vending machines have been changed t...PneuStep -- MRI-safe motor makes robotic biopsies possible
...nterference. Metals are unsafe in MRIs because the machine relies on a strong magnet, and electric currents distort MR images, says Stoianovici. The team used six of the motors to power the first-ever MRI-compatible robot to access the prostate gland. The robot currently is undergoing preclinical testing. ...NeuroArm: Navigating the future of surgery
..., Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), to design a machine "that represents a milestone in medical technology...itional philanthropists to build the one-of-a-kind machine and create a comprehensive medical robotics program. A global search for robotics expertise led Su...Machine preservation may promote more organ sharing
...e matching of donor organs and recipients. While machine preservation, or pulsatile perfusion, is not new, ...to compare the two methods of preservation. With machine preservation, donated organs are connected to a portable pump to maintain a constant flow of a speci...Commercializing university research -- Hopping robots, liquid shoes, electricity from heat
...ologies in computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning to provide non-professional digital photographers with the power of professional touch up, without the need to learn complex software. Addressing every persons desire to look good, the team is pioneering new techniques specifically targeted ...Harboring hostility may be linked to unhealthy lungs
...e standing and wearing a nose clip, blowing into a machine to measure their lung capacity, which can indicate upper airway obstruction. Recent research demonstrates that greater hostility predicts lung function decline in older men. This is the first study of young adults to offer a detailed examination o...K-State researcher working on a way to make snack foods with extra fiber
...rnight. The hydrated flour was then sent through a machine called an extrusion processor. The processor uses a series of rotating screws and heated barrels to precook the flour before it is pushed out of the end. After ropes of the dough come out, they are taken to a drying oven or a freeze dryer, the latter...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...on; and a hybrid magnetic resonance imaging /x-ray machine that may lead to improved cancer treatments. AB...ciples. ART overcomes the issue by rotating an MRI machine and a linear accelerator together. The two machines are fixed with respect to each other and rotate ...