Altruistic people, such as those who would be willing to donate an organ to a stranger, show a stronger response to fearful faces in the form of a spike of activity in the amygdala when scanned using fMRI, according to a feature in the Discover D-Brief Blog.

A retrospective study gauging the benefit of PET/CT after first-line therapy for follicular lymphoma in multi-center trials puts PET/CT on a pedestal above CT alone as a tool for gauging patients’ response to therapy and prospective survival, according to a study published Sept. 18 in The Lancet Haematology.

Monitoring dopamine activity may not be as ideal as previously thought for patients suspected of having Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at Washington State University have found an “imposter molecule” that could be mistaken for dopamine in tests that look for low-levels of the neurostransmitter as a sign of the neurodegenerative disease, the university announced Wednesday.

Van Buren County Hospital serves as an anchor for nearly 8,000 residents, attending to all of their healthcare needs. To keep up with medical advancements as well as increasing federal healthcare regulations, healthcare facilities of all sizes are increasing investments in health IT to achieve more efficient operations, more coordinated care, better communication and ultimately, better patient health outcomes. 

Gonzales Healthcare Systems in Gonzales, Texas plays a vital role in the delivery of healthcare services to the surrounding communities and like larger, complex facilities, must strive to keep costs down while offering state-of-the-art medical technology. A 34-bed acute care hospital, Gonzales found McKesson’s medical imaging solutions flexible and scalable to suit a hospital of its size, helping Gonzales modernize the clinical care they offer to their patients.

The FDA has provided 510(k) clearance of GE Healthcare's Discovery IQ PET/CT system, the company announced Monday.

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has set an initiative in motion that intents to banish a biomedical research bias toward the use of male animal models and cells in preclinical studies.

The 2014 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) put a spotlight on the basic science and translation of molecular imaging at the World Trade Center in Seoul, South Korea, from Sept. 17-20. Molecular Imaging caught up with three central figures of the 2015 WMIC to find out more about emerging trends in molecular imaging and ways in which the WMIS operates to aid translation of preclinical research to first-in-human trials.