An analysis of genetic biomarkers from Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology explains the differences between predictive and prognostic characteristics and provides a perspective on the current landscape of research and development for a number of key assays.

Lasers that can flip cells off and on and brain scanners that can be worn are just two projects receiving federal grants as a part of the $100 million BRAIN Initiative aimed to learn more about the inner-workings of the brain.

BioClinica, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced clinical trial services and eClinical Solutions, today announced that its Compass technology, a risk-based monitoring solution that improves overall quality in clinical trials, has won the inaugural Society for Clinical Data Management (SCDM) NextGen Technology Innovation (TIA) Award.

Following World Alzheimer's Day, a list of recent Alzheimer's studies, including brain PET research, was recently published by Examiner.com.

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.

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.

Mediso Medical Equipment Developing and Service Ltd. is proud to announce the hundred and fiftieth installation of Mediso manufactured, integrated preclinical imaging systems, at the prestigious Edinburgh University.

Watch a presentation on nanoconstructs in cancer theranostics from the Methodist Hospital Research Institute and Tel Aviv University (TAU) posted online from the recent Summer School on Nanomedicine and Innovation.