NIBIB in the News

As the number of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias grows, so too does the pressure on the medical community to identify dementias as early as possible and potentially treat them. Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are using optical technologies to capture the manifestations of dementia in the brain before outward symptoms of the condition occur.

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When sparks fly to innovate new technologies for imaging life at the microscopic scale, often diverse researchers are nudging each other with a kind of collegial one-upmanship.

Multi-scale modeling in health and healthcare is a rapidly growing field. It uses computers and other technologies to address health-related issues and problems. Read more at Forbes

Bruce Tromberg on the rise of biophotonics, merging multi-disciplinary approaches, and his new role at the NIH.

Medline Plus Magazine highlights NIH-funded projects to build robots that improve the lives of those with disabilities and that spark curiosity and promote intellectual growth in children.

The specialists initiated a combination treatment with several drugs but found themselves lacking a quick, reliable way to see how the bacteria responded. The clinicians ultimately turned to CT (computed tomography) imaging, using a low-radiation, child-friendly adaptation of the technique.