by | Mar 3, 2022 | Yablonskiy, Dmitriy, Zhao, Yue
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Researchers in Prof. Dmitriy Yablonskiy’s laboratory have developed patented neuroimaging techniques to identify pre-clinical and early stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using MRI-based biomarkers of amyloid accumulation and other pathological changes in the brain. …
by | Feb 18, 2022 | Kreple, Collin, Miller, Timothy, Nielsen, Susan, Racette, Brad
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Researchers in Brad Racette and Tim Miller’s labs at Washington University have developed a therapeutic strategy for treating ALS by using statins to lower LDL. Statins were successful at prolonging both survival and time with a normal gait.
The researchers identif…
by | Mar 1, 2021 | Li, Jr-Shin, Zlotnik, Anatoly
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Researchers in Prof. Jr-Shin Li’s laboratory have developed a robust, scalable, patented technology to control and entrain complex, noisy, non-linear oscillating systems such as neuronal firing and circadian rhythms. This system uses a single global, open-loop control …
by | Feb 12, 2021 | Bergonzi, Karla, Culver, Joseph, Eggebrecht, Adam, Ferradal, Silvina
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Researchers in Prof. Joseph Culver’s laboratory have developed a patented, compact, lightweight functional neuroimaging device for long-term bedside monitoring. This technology, based on high-density diffuse optical tomography (HD-DOT), could be used as a surrogate for …
by | Sep 18, 2020 | Jha, Abhinav Kumar, Liu, Ziping, Moon, Hae Sol, Rahman, Md Ashequr, Yu, Zitong
— Engineers in Washington University’s Computational Medical Imaging Lab have developed automated, machine-learning techniques to improve nuclear medicine imaging (SPECT and PET). These tools include estimation-based segmentation methods to define boundaries and ASC (attenuation and scatter comp…