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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Oct-2025 21:11 ET (13-Oct-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

21-Jun-2025

Advanced PET technique allows simultaneous imaging of three radiotracers

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For the first time, a new PET imaging technique has successfully visualized three radiotracers in a single scan, according to findings presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Annual Meeting. This innovation in multiplexed PET offers the potential to deliver a more comprehensive molecular profile of disease, enabling greater precision in both diagnosis and therapeutic assessment.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Meeting: Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Annual Meeting

21-Jun-2025

Novel brain imaging platform combines upright PET and AR eye tracking to advance cognitive disorder research

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A cutting-edge brain imaging platform that integrates upright PET scanning, an augmented reality (AR) headset, and motion tracking enables researchers to study brain function in a more natural and dynamic way. Presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Annual Meeting, the new system—called Motion-tracked Immersive functional PET (MIf-PET)—allows participants to sit upright and interact with immersive tasks during scans. This approach offers a more realistic view of brain activity and holds promise for earlier and more accurate detection of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Meeting: Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Annual Meeting

21-Jun-2025

New way to find “aged” cells marks fresh approach for research into ageing

Tokyo Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new way of telling “aged” human cells apart from younger ones using electric fields. While key markers have been found for these “senescent” cells, current methods require biochemical “labels” which are difficult to apply and affect the cells themselves, making them difficult to study. The new method is label-free and less damaging. The team aims to diversify the method, extending it to other cell types.

Journal: IEEE Sensors Journal

20-Jun-2025

From blood sugar to brain relief: GLP-1 therapy slashes migraine frequency

Beyond
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers at the Headache Centre of the University of Naples “Federico II” gave the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist liraglutide to 26 adults with obesity and chronic migraine.

Meeting: European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025

20-Jun-2025

Variability in heart rate during sleep may reveal early signs of stroke, depression or cognitive dysfunction, new study shows

Beyond
Reports and Proceedings

The study, which was conducted at the Department of Neurology, Inselspital, the University Hospital of Bern, analysed 4,170 individuals over an observation period of 13,217 person-years, found that heart rate variability (HRV) during sleep can serve as a powerful early warning sign of future health conditions, including stroke, depression, and cognitive dysfunction.

Meeting: European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2025

20-Jun-2025

JDR Clinical & Translational Research publishes supplemental issue on HSRA’s role in the academic oral health workforce

International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) and American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) have announced the publication of a supplemental issue of JDR Clinical & Translational Research (JDR CTR) entitled, “HSRA’s Role in the Academic Oral Health Workforce.”

Journal: JDR Clinical & Translational Research

20-Jun-2025

Innovative toolkit blazes trail for healthcare providers to learn with patients struggling with opioid use, chronic pain

University of Ottawa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new collaboration involving the University of Ottawa takes a focused look at a recently developed patient toolkit designed to be a hub for opioid-related resources that’s not only helping optimize therapeutic outcomes but also represents a paradigm shift about how projects like this should be undertaken.

Journal: Patient Education and Counseling
Funder: Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada, Health Canada