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April 13, 2020 Research Updates

Matt Rosen and Colleagues’ Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants

The researchers have developed low-field MRI technology to help address previously insoluble puzzles of the botanical realm.

March 30, 2020 Research Updates

Deep Learning Algorithm Can Measure Disease Severity and Change on a Continuous Spectrum

The algorithm can aid in the management of a range of diseases, including retinopathy of prematurity and knee osteoarthritis among...

December 16, 2019 Research Updates

Optics Technologies Could Advance Neuromonitoring During Heart Surgery

Center researchers have developed a hybrid device for use during aortic arch replacement and other surgeries.

December 16, 2019 Research Updates

Estimating Tumor Boundaries in Cancer Surgery With Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging

The Center’s Rahul Pal and Anand T.N. Kumar reported the innovative approach in a recent issue of Clinical Cancer Research.

October 30, 2019 Research Updates

MEG Method May Hold the Secret to Baldness

The Center’s Sheraz Khan and David Cohen describe the method in the journal Scientific Reports.

October 24, 2019 Research Updates

Deep Learning Offers Quantitative Means of Monitoring Disease Progression in Retinopathy of Prematurity

Recent research also highlights the possibility of identifying infants at high risk for developing ROP.

July 3, 2019 Research Updates

The Epigenetics of Aging: Understanding neurodegeneration at the gene transcription level

A study published today suggests that HDAC expression and the resulting transcriptional changes may be a significant driver of human...

April 9, 2019 Research Updates

Ultrahigh-field MRI Tracks Development of Cortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Constantina A. Treaba, Caterina Mainero and colleagues report their findings in a paper appearing in the journal Radiology.

March 26, 2019 Features Research Updates

All in a Day’s Work: Veronica Clavijo Jordan on tackling cancer and crowdfunding molecular imaging research

She is developing molecular MR imaging techniques to diagnose and monitor response to treatment in a range of diseases.

November 13, 2018 Research Updates

Early Screening of ASD With a New Eye-tracking Paradigm

The paradigm, developed by the Center’s June Kong and colleagues, could greatly reduce the possibility of bias in traditional...

August 21, 2018 Research Updates

‘It’s All in the Eyes’: The role of the amygdala in the experience and perception of fear

Lisa Feldman Barrett explores the history of the amygdala and fear in a new paper.

June 5, 2018 Research Updates

The Road to MPI

The Center’s Larry Wald talks Magnetic Particle Imaging and his latest BRAIN Initiative grant.

May 4, 2018 Research Updates

A New Optical Imaging Tool to Visualize Disease Through ‘Multiplexing’

Anand Kumar and colleagues describe the new technique in the journal Optica.

May 1, 2018 Awards & Recognition Research Updates

Treating Aneurysm with MR Coagulation

Jerry Ackerman (right), Ouri Cohen and colleagues have developed a technique that adds therapeutic capabilities to magnetic resonance...

April 19, 2018 Research Updates

Advanced MRI of Spinal Cord Function Could Provide Important Information for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

The Center’s Rob Barry and colleagues describe the new approach in the journal Brain.

March 30, 2018 Research Updates

White Matter Changes Could Predict Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease

Emily Lindemer and the Brain Aging and Dementia Lab reported the findings in the journal Neurology.

March 21, 2018 Research Updates

Learning to See: New artificial intelligence technique dramatically improves the quality of medical imaging

The technique yields higher quality images from less data, reducing radiation doses for CT and PET and shortening scan times for...

February 23, 2018 Research Updates

Study Confirms Role of Structural Connectivity in Spread of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology

The newly published research draws on data from the Harvard Aging Brain Study.

January 17, 2018 Research Updates

A New Role for Diffusion MRI in Treating Anxiety and Depression

An ongoing study by Anastasia Yendiki and colleagues is yielding important new insights into the disorders.

December 5, 2017 Research Updates

The Possible Role of Glow Sticks—Yes, Glow Sticks—in Treating Alzheimer’s

A new imaging probe was inspired by the chemistry of the novelty light source.

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