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Simple blood test may predict MRI disease activity in MS
A blood test to monitor a nerve protein in the blood of people with multiple sclerosis may help predict whether disease activity is flaring up...
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National Physical Laboratory re-launched to improve access to health innovations
NPL's new approach informed by government priorities, consultancy with industry and the NHS, and a century of expertise, will see it focus on some of the world’s biggest health challenges, from supporting the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and dementia, to reducing attrition rates in drug development, to creating new…
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MRI effective in detecting postpartum breast cancers
Pregnancy-associated breast cancer, which is rare but often aggressive, has been detected with MRI...
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New microchip technology could be used to track ‘smart pills’
Researchers have developed microscale devices that relay their location in the body...
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MRI can measure kidney scarring and predict future kidney function
Researchers have made what are believed to be two world first discoveries: an MRI that can measure kidney damage and predict future kidney function...
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Multicolour MRIs could aid disease detection
Researchers have developed a method that could make magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) multicoloured - a strategy that could serve as a research tool and even aid disease diagnosis...
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PEG-IONCs show potential as next-generation MRI contrast agents
A research team formed have tested a new non-toxic contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) that could be superior to the current dye, gadolinium.
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FDA clears first neonatal magnetic resonance imaging device
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device specifically for neonatal brain and head imaging in neonatal intensive care units (NICU)...
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Novartis real-world data confirms benefit of Gilenya in relapsing MS
28 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
Novartis announced data from the MS-MRIUS study, which confirmed the effectiveness of Gilenya (fingolimod) in the real-world setting...
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AMRA Profiler to be added to GE Healthcare MRI scanners
3 March 2016 | By Victoria White
AMRA Profiler is a cloud-based body composition measurement service, which uses images from a rapid, 6-minute MRI scan to deliver accurate, precise fat and muscle measurements...
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Oxygen-enhanced MRI detects hypoxia within tumours
10 December 2015 | By Victoria White
Teams at The University of Manchester and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have described detailed development of oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to map areas of oxygen deprivation within tumours.
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Blaze Bioscience announces open enrollment for Phase 1 clinical trial of Tumour Paint BLZ-100 in children with brain cancer
4 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Blaze Bioscience has announced open enrollment for the first clinical study of Tumour Paint BLZ-100 in children with brain cancer...
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Applications of MRI to controlled drug delivery devices
22 October 2012 | By Mick Mantle, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique that is traditionally used as a diagnostic clinical imaging tool. However, there are now an increasing number of non-medial applications where MRI has seen unrivalled success. One of those areas is in its application to pharmaceutical research. The aim of this article is…
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MRI in drug discovery
28 February 2012 | By Peter R. Allegrini, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
MRI is widely used for clinical diagnosis as well as in research areas such as preclinical drug discovery, clinical development and also in therapy monitoring. MRI allows non-invasive acquisition of tomographic images of soft tissue with high resolution and contrast. Furthermore, its ability to assess organ function in a broad…
