Diffusion Tensor Imaging Allows Radiologists to See Areas of the Brain Rarely Seen Using Other Imaging Modalities
Radiologists are now able to look at parts of the brain using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) that are rarely visible with any other imaging method

MRI and PET/CT Improve Chances for Optimal Treatment and Minimal Complications in Cervical Cancer Patients
Pretreatment MRI and PET/CT for cervical cancer may direct more women to optimal therapy choices and spare many women potential long-term morbidity and complications of trimodality therapy

Computer-Aided System Effectively Detects and Measures Pneumothoraces in Chest Trauma Patients
A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings

Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients Spark Concerns for Physicians
Nearly one-fifth of trauma patients who undergo CT evaluation have incidental findings, according to a study performed by Columbus Radiology Corp. at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, OH.

Sonohysterography is an Alternative Diagnostic Tool for Women with Adenomyosis Suffering from Dysmenorrhea, Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding and Pelvic Pain
Sonohysterography (SHG), a simple ultrasound technique commonly used to evaluate the uterine cavity, improves the diagnostic capability of transvaginal ultrasound in detecting adenomyosis...

Quantum dots may be toxic to cells, environment under certain conditions
Researchers in Texas are reporting that quantum dots (QDs) — a product of the revolution in nanotechnology increasingly used in electronics, solar cells, and medical imaging devices — may be toxic to cells under acidic or alkaline conditions.

"Microswimmers" make a big splash for improved drug delivery
Microswimmers developed by researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom could break a long-standing barrier to improving delivery of medications for cancer and other diseases.

“Powerhouses” from living cells power new explosives detector
Researchers in Missouri have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives.

Hydrogen-bond switching through a radical pair mechanism in a flavin-binding photoreceptor
BLUF (blue light sensing using FAD) domains constitute a recently discovered class of photoreceptor proteins found in bacteria and eukaryotic algae, where they control a range of physiological responses

Multiple intermediates in SNARE-induced membrane fusion
Membrane fusion in eukaryotic cells is thought to be mediated by a highly conserved family of proteins called SNAREs

Brownian Motion Under The Microscope
An international group of researchers have demonstrated that Brownian motion of a single particle behaves differently than Einstein postulated one century ago.

Controlling Biomolecules With Magnetic 'Tweezers'
An array of magnetic traps designed for manipulating individual biomolecules and measuring the ultrasmall forces that affect their behavior has been demonstrated by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Chemical Engineers Discover New Way To Control Particle Motion
Chemical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to control the motion of fluid particles through tiny channels

Fight Against Obesity: Increase Cells' Energy Consumption With Mitochondrial Uncoupling?
With obesity still on the increase, it appears that the main weapon in the fight against it - reducing energy consumption by eating less - is ineffective.

Modeling How Electric Charges Move
Learning how to control the movement of electrons on the molecular and nanometer scales could help scientists devise small-scale circuits for many applications

Hot Peppers Really Do Bring The Heat
Chili peppers can do more than just make you feel hot; the active chemical in peppers can directly induce thermogenesis

New study explains why hotter is better for insects
Organisms have been able to adapt to environments ranging from cold polar oceans to hot thermal vents.

H++: a server for estimating pKas and adding missing hydrogens to macromolecules
This paper describes the freely available web server http://biophysics.cs.vt.edu/H++, which is designed to automate prediction of pKa and protonation states of ionizable residues in macromolecules...

Bacterial metapopulations in nanofabricated landscapes
The authors have constructed a linear array of coupled, microscale patches of habitat.

Liposomes: from biophysics to the design of peptide vaccines
This is a brief overview of the structural, biophysical and pharmacological properties of liposomes and of the current strategies in the design of liposomes as vaccine delivery systems