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Brain Imaging Technique: New Hope for Understanding Parkinson’s Disease

By Guest PostMarch 2, 2011Health, Sciencebasal ganglia, biomedical engineering, brain imaging technique, brain oscillations, disease progression, l dopa, medication, mri, neural oscillations, neurology, parkinsons disease, patients, placebo pill, rachael seidler, radiology, ripple in the pond, scott peltier, symptoms, treatment, youngbin kwak

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A non-invasive brain imaging technique gives new hope to patients with Parkinson’s disease in finding new and better treatment plans and tracking the disease progression, a new University of Michigan study shows.

The technique uses an MRI to measure resting state brain activity oscillations, said Rachael Seidler, associate professor in the School of Kinesiology and the Department of Psychology, and study author. (more…)

UF Researchers Find Surgical Breast Biopsies Overused in Florida

By Guest PostFebruary 11, 2011Healthbiopsy techniques, breast biopsies, david Winchester, diagnose, florida, health risks, huazhi liu, lesion, luke gutwein, mammography, needle biopsy, open surgical biopsy, patients, stephen grobmyer, surgical breast biopsies, tissue samples, women

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of women receive unnecessary surgical breast biopsies in Florida each year, University of Florida researchers state in an article published online this week by the American Journal of Surgery.

These surgeries carry greater health risks and are more expensive than a less invasive, equally effective procedure called a needle biopsy. (more…)

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Brain Imaging Technique: New Hope for Understanding Parkinson’s Disease

UF Researchers Find Surgical Breast Biopsies Overused in Florida