Podcasts about biomedical imaging

Angela Stanton  Angela A Stanton, PhD has earned her doctorate in NeuroEconomics (experimental neuroscience using economic models) and is also fMRI certified, having earned the following degrees: PhD Claremont Graduate University in Economics with dissertation in neuroscience; fMRI certification at Harvard University, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging; MS in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University; MBA at University of California, Riverside; BSc Mathematics, UCLA.  Her doctoral research focused on understanding how human decision-making is influenced by neurotransmitter changes. She ran clinical trial experiments, gaining an appreciation of the role hormones play in emotional and physiological decisions.  A lifelong migraine sufferer, in 2008 she took early retirement from her academic position and has been an avid researcher in the field of migraines. Her efforts of understanding the cause of migraines have been assisted by thousands of migraine sufferers around the world.  In 2014 she published the first, and in 2017 the second edition, of the book (Fighting The Migraine Epidemic: Complete Guide. How to Treat & Prevent Migraines Without Medicines) that established her as a leader in the field of migraine research based on nutrition and electrolyte management.  She now teaches migraine sufferers and healthcare providers all over the world about how to abort and prevent migraines without any medicine. Link to Show Notes on Website https://fabulouslyketo.com/podcast/232. Angela’s Top Tips Drink enough water. You have to check if the carnivore diet is optimal for you – it may not be healthy for everyone. At least one meal of the day, you need to snap out of ketosis to be able to do protein synthesis. Resources Mentioned Health By Principle Now Foods, DHA-500, Double Strength, 180 Softgels, Lab-Tested, Fish Oil, EPA, Vitamin E, Gluten Free, Non GMO DHA Supplements | 240 Softgels, Burpless, Lemon Flavor, DHA 1000mg + EPA 500mg, Wild Caught Fish In the UK they sell electrolyte and magnesium from the same website but when you click on the item, you need to scroll to the bottom and choose the UK for purchase.  It is still from the same company but it is made in the UK and is shipped by a local affiliate (one of our migraineurs, not sure if it is his company or just someone he knows… ) so this way there is no tariff and expensive shipping.  Connect with Angela Stanton on social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/MigraineBook Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaAStantonPhD Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DrAngelaAStanton/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MigraineSufferers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drangelastanton/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelaastantonphd/ Website Details: https://stantonmigraineprotocol.com/ https://www.stantonmigraineprotocol.org/ https://migraine-book.com/ The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode – Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. Support Jackie Help Jackie make more episodes by supporting her. If you wish to support her we have various options from one off donations to becoming a Super Fabulously Keto Podcast Supporter with coaching and support. Check out this page for lots of different ways to support the podcast. https://fabulouslyketo.com/support Or You can find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon. com/FabulouslyKeto Connect with us on social media https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto https://www.instagram.com/FabulouslyKeto1 https://twitter.com/FabulouslyKeto Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabulouslyKeto Music by Bob Collum Recommend a guest We would love to know if you have a favourite guest you would like us to interview. Let us know who you would like to hear of if you have a particular topic you would like us to cover. https://fabulouslyketo.com/recommend-a-guest We sometimes get a small commission on some of the links, this goes towards the costs of producing the podcast.

Let's explore how the City of Turku is taking steps toward the integration of internationals into Finnish society. Guest: Minna Arve – Mayor of the City of Turku, the first vice-president of International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives in Europe, and alumni of the University of Turku.   Host & Managed by: Junaid Raza, a Master's degree student in Health Technology at the University of Turku:  https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/junaid  Managed by: Mahnoor Mahnoor, a Master's degree student in Biomedical Imaging at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/mahnoor   Useful links:  > Podcast website: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/colours-of-uniturku-podcast/Global-Turku > The City of Turku: https://www.turku.fi/en/betaturkufi

Let's explore how the Friendship Programme aids international students' integration through cultural exchanges, building connections, and navigating Finnish society. Guest: Sonja Kararenta – Programme Coordinator at the Friendship Programme Guest: Pyry Ruonavaara – Masters student in Finnish Literature at the University of Turku. Host & Managed by: Mahnoor Mahnoor, a Master's degree student in Biomedical Imaging at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/mahnoor Managed by: Junaid Raza, a Master's degree student in Health Technology at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/junaid Useful links: > Podcast website: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/colours-of-uniturku-podcast/friendship-programme > The Friendship Programme: https://www.opiskelijakaupunkiturku.fi/en/study-turku/events/friendship-programme

Let's explore how how International House Turku plays in supporting international students and families as they integrate into Finnish society. Guest: Jonathan Murphy – Project Coordinator at International House Turku. Guest: Junior Perri – Project Architect at Ark Brut Oy, with several years of experience in using International House Tuku's services. Host & Managed by: Junaid Raza, a Master's degree student in Health Technology at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/junaid Managed by: Mahnoor Mahnoor, a Master's degree student in Biomedical Imaging at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/mahnoor Useful links: > Podcast website: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/colours-of-uniturku-podcast/International-house-turku > International House Turku: https://ihturku.fi/ > International House Turku Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0upTndrlGm4XTXUZKnc5dy?si=cabf54fa79b14395

Dr. Xenophon Papademetris, Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, and Radiology & Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine speaks with Pitt HexAI guest host Jamie Gramz, Senior Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development with Siemens Healthineers. Jamie and Dr. Papademetris discuss Xenophon's experience in medical image analysis, machine learning, and software development and his involvement in the development of medical image analysis software as well as his involvement in Yale's Certificate Program in Medical Software and Medical AI. Jamie and Dr. Papademetris also discuss Xenophon's textbook “Introduction to Medical Software: Foundations for Digital Health, Devices and Diagnostics” and his Coursera online class “Introduction to Medical Software”, the importance of medical software and AI education as well as the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in AI for healthcare, and they discuss explainability in AI and clinical communications.

Let's explore how learning Finnish can be a game-changer for international students, helping them connect, adapt, and thrive in Finnish society! Guest: Emilia Hongisto – A Finnish language teacher at the University of Turku. Guest: Noémie Hueber – Founder of Radio Turku, with a 5-year journey of learning Finnish Host: Hilyah Audah, a doctoral researcher in clinical research at the University of Turku Managed by: Junaid Raza, a Master's degree student in Health Technology at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/junaid Managed by: Mahnoor Mahnoor, a Master's degree student in Biomedical Imaging at the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/study-at-utu/utu-ambassadors/mahnoor Useful links: > Learn Finnish with the University of Turku: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/learn-finnish-with-us > OSUS Research & Development Centre: https://www.utu.fi/en/university/centre-for-language-and-communication-studies/research-and-development/osus > Radio Turku on Instagram: @radioturku and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radioturku > What's Next Finland? on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RwZ4N8y-nnU?si=18LAeITEG7ygYrTh

The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) is hosting a Risk e-Learning webinar series focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to advance environmental health research. The series will feature SRP-funded researchers, collaborators, and other subject-matter experts who aim to better understand and address environmental health issues by applying AI and machine learning approaches to complex issues. Recent advances in AI and machine learning methods show promise to improve the accuracy and efficiency of environmental health research. Over the course of three sessions, presenters will discuss how they use AI and machine learning approaches to improve chemical analysis, characterize chemical risk, understand microbial ecosystems, develop technologies for contaminant removal, and more. In the third and final session, ML & AI Applications to Understand Omics, Metabolomics, & Immunotoxicity and Optimize Bioengineering Using Datasets, Models, and Mass Spectrometry, speakers will discuss how they apply machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to analyze mass spectrometry and microscopy data and optimize models for understanding metabolomics, metabolite pathways, and immunotoxicology To learn about and register for the other sessions in this webinar series, please see the SRP website. Grace Peng, Ph.D., is a co-coordinator of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund's Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program, bridging the gap between the biomedical, behavioral and bioethics research communities and the data science/AI communities through a consortium of diverse experts to set the stage for widespread adoption of AI/ML in medicine. Dr. Peng will give an overview of the Bridge2AI program and introduce one of their projects at the University of California San Diego — Trey Ideker, Ph.D. Dr. Ideker will discuss the cell maps for AI (CM4AI) functional genomics project, one of four major data generation projects under the Bridge2AI program. The goal of the project is to provide a comprehensive map of human cellular components through generation of major spatial proteomics datasets. John Efromson, M.S., will present on Ramona Optic, Inc.'s Multi-Camera Array Microscope [MCAM(TM)], which is used to automate imaging and computer vision analysis of zebrafish and greatly improves previous throughput and analysis capabilities. Multiple applications of machine learning will be discussed, including behavioral pose estimation and phenotyping, morphological analysis, and cell counting and fluorescence quantification, as well as how these distinct analyses can be used together for pharmacology, toxicology, and neuroscience research. Speakers:Grace C.Y. Peng, Ph.D., Division of Discovery Science and Technology (Bioengineering), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and Trey Ideker, Ph.D., University of California San DiegoJohn Efromson, M.S., Ramona OpticsForest White, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Moderator: Hunter Moseley, Ph.D., University of Kentucky To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/SRP-ML-AI3_112224/

The NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) is hosting a Risk e-Learning webinar series focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to advance environmental health research. The series will feature SRP-funded researchers, collaborators, and other subject-matter experts who aim to better understand and address environmental health issues by applying AI and machine learning approaches to complex issues. Recent advances in AI and machine learning methods show promise to improve the accuracy and efficiency of environmental health research. Over the course of three sessions, presenters will discuss how they use AI and machine learning approaches to improve chemical analysis, characterize chemical risk, understand microbial ecosystems, develop technologies for contaminant removal, and more. In the third and final session, ML & AI Applications to Understand Omics, Metabolomics, & Immunotoxicity and Optimize Bioengineering Using Datasets, Models, and Mass Spectrometry, speakers will discuss how they apply machine learning and artificial intelligence tools to analyze mass spectrometry and microscopy data and optimize models for understanding metabolomics, metabolite pathways, and immunotoxicology To learn about and register for the other sessions in this webinar series, please see the SRP website. Grace Peng, Ph.D., is a co-coordinator of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund's Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program, bridging the gap between the biomedical, behavioral and bioethics research communities and the data science/AI communities through a consortium of diverse experts to set the stage for widespread adoption of AI/ML in medicine. Dr. Peng will give an overview of the Bridge2AI program and introduce one of their projects at the University of California San Diego — Trey Ideker, Ph.D. Dr. Ideker will discuss the cell maps for AI (CM4AI) functional genomics project, one of four major data generation projects under the Bridge2AI program. The goal of the project is to provide a comprehensive map of human cellular components through generation of major spatial proteomics datasets. John Efromson, M.S., will present on Ramona Optic, Inc.'s Multi-Camera Array Microscope [MCAM(TM)], which is used to automate imaging and computer vision analysis of zebrafish and greatly improves previous throughput and analysis capabilities. Multiple applications of machine learning will be discussed, including behavioral pose estimation and phenotyping, morphological analysis, and cell counting and fluorescence quantification, as well as how these distinct analyses can be used together for pharmacology, toxicology, and neuroscience research. Speakers:Grace C.Y. Peng, Ph.D., Division of Discovery Science and Technology (Bioengineering), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and Trey Ideker, Ph.D., University of California San DiegoJohn Efromson, M.S., Ramona OpticsForest White, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Moderator: Hunter Moseley, Ph.D., University of Kentucky To view this archive online or download the slides associated with this seminar, please visit http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/SRP-ML-AI3_112224/

This talk explores the use of deep neural networks in advancing computational microscopy and biomedical diagnostics. It highlights innovative methods for generating histological stains digitally, providing a faster, more cost-effective, and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional techniques. The discussion will cover virtual staining techniques that create various stains from label-free microscopic images and methods for transforming already stained images into different types. Additionally, it introduces AI-enabled paper-based sensors for quick and efficient biomarker detection using a mobile phone. Speaker Aydogan Ozcan, Chancellor's Professor and the Volgenau Chair for Engineering Innovation, UCLA

Once Dr. Ray Damadian had the idea to create a machine that used nuclear magnetic resonance to capture diagnostic data by scanning a human body, he still had to build it. And though he did, other scientists got credit for inventing the MRI.   Research: Bashir U, Rock P, Murphy A, et al. T2 relaxation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-16494 Bellis, Mary. "A Guide to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-1992133 Bloch, Felix. “The Principle of Nuclear Induction.” Nobel Lecture. Dec. 11, 1952. https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/bloch-lecture-1.pdf Bloembergen, Nicolas. “Edward M. Purcell (1912-97).” Nature. April 17, 1997. https://www.nature.com/articles/386662a0.pdf Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Isidor Isaac Rabi". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isidor-Isaac-Rabi Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Paul Lauterbur". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Lauterbur Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "nuclear magnetic resonance". Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Apr. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/science/nuclear-magnetic-resonance Damadian, Raymond, and Jeff Kinley. “Gifted Mind: The Dr. Raymond Damadian Story.” Master Books. 2015. Damadian R. “Tumor detection by nuclear magnetic resonance.” Science. 1971 Mar 19;171(3976):1151-3. doi: 10.1126/science.171.3976.1151 Deutsch, Claudia H. “Patent Fights Aplenty for MRI Pioneer.” New York Times. July 12, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/12/business/patent-fights-aplenty-for-mri-pioneer.html “Dr. Edward Purcell, 84, Dies; Shared Nobel Prize in Physics.” New York Times. March 10, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/us/dr-edward-purcell-84-dies-shared-nobel-prize-in-physics.html Drew Z, Jones J, Murphy A, et al. Longitudinal and transverse magnetization. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-60738 "Edward Mills Purcell." National Academy of Sciences. 2000. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9977 :"Felix Bloch." National Academy of Sciences. 1994. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4547 LAUTERBUR, P. Image Formation by Induced Local Interactions: Examples Employing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Nature242, 190–191 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242190a0 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1994. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4547. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2000. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9977. Hofstadter, Robert. “Felix Bloch.” National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1994. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4547. Isidor Isaac Rabi – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Tue. 4 Jun 2024. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1944/rabi/biographical/ Jones J, Howden W, Rock P, et al. T1 relaxation time. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6315 Luiten, A.L. (1999). Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Historical Introduction. In: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03800-0_1 MacWilliams, B. Russian claims first in magnetic imaging. Nature426, 375 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426375a “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).” National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioEngineering. https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri “The Man Who Did Not Win.” Sydney Morning Herald. October 17, 2003. https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-man-who-did-not-win-20031017-gdhlpn.html Odeblad E, Lindström G. Some preliminary observations on the proton magnetic resonance in biologic samples. Acta Radiol Suppl (Stockholm). 2008 Aug;434:57-61. doi: 10.1080/02841850802133337 Paul C. Lauterbur – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Tue. 4 Jun 2024. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2003/lauterbur/biographical/ Plewes, Donald B., PhD, and Walter Kucharczyk, PhD. “Physics of MRI: A Primer.” MR Physics for Clinicians. April 12, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.23642 Prasad, Amit. “The (Amorphous) Anatomy of an Invention: The Case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).” Social Studies of Science, vol. 37, no. 4, 2007, pp. 533–60. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25474534 Purcell, E.M. et al. “Resonance Absorption by Nuclear Magnetic Moments in a Solid.” Physics Review. January 1, 1946. https://journals.aps.org/pr/pdf/10.1103/PhysRev.69.37 “Raymond Damadian.” Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/award-winners/raymond-damadian Sandomir, Richard. “Raymond Damadian, Creator of the First M.R.I. Scanner, Dies at 86.” New York Times. Aug. 17, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/science/raymond-damadian-dead.html Serai, Suraj, PhD, and Tony Dandino. “Why are MRI scans so loud?” Cincinnati Children's Radiology Department Blog. October 13, 2016. https://radiologyblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/whats-with-all-the-noise/ Sullivan, Walter. “Five Named as Winners of Lasker Medical Research Awards.” New York Times. Nov. 15, 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/15/us/five-named-as-winners-of-lasker-medical-research-awards.html National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2000. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9977. Wakefield, Julie. “The ‘Indomitable' MRI.” Smithsonian. June 2000. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-indomitable-mri-29126670/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who invented the MRI? Well, that's actually tricky to say, and it is a topic that still opens debate. In this first part, we'll talk about the various developments in physics that led to the idea of an MRI machine even existing. Research: Bashir U, Rock P, Murphy A, et al. T2 relaxation. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-16494 Bellis, Mary. "A Guide to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri-1992133 Bloch, Felix. “The Principle of Nuclear Induction.” Nobel Lecture. Dec. 11, 1952. https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/bloch-lecture-1.pdf Bloembergen, Nicolas. “Edward M. Purcell (1912-97).” Nature. April 17, 1997. https://www.nature.com/articles/386662a0.pdf Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Isidor Isaac Rabi". Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isidor-Isaac-Rabi Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Paul Lauterbur". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Lauterbur Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "nuclear magnetic resonance". Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Apr. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/science/nuclear-magnetic-resonance Damadian, Raymond, and Jeff Kinley. “Gifted Mind: The Dr. Raymond Damadian Story.” Master Books. 2015. Damadian R. “Tumor detection by nuclear magnetic resonance.” Science. 1971 Mar 19;171(3976):1151-3. doi: 10.1126/science.171.3976.1151 Deutsch, Claudia H. “Patent Fights Aplenty for MRI Pioneer.” New York Times. July 12, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/12/business/patent-fights-aplenty-for-mri-pioneer.html “Dr. Edward Purcell, 84, Dies; Shared Nobel Prize in Physics.” New York Times. March 10, 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/us/dr-edward-purcell-84-dies-shared-nobel-prize-in-physics.html Drew Z, Jones J, Murphy A, et al. Longitudinal and transverse magnetization. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-60738 "Edward Mills Purcell." National Academy of Sciences. 2000. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9977 :"Felix Bloch." National Academy of Sciences. 1994. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4547 LAUTERBUR, P. Image Formation by Induced Local Interactions: Examples Employing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Nature242, 190–191 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242190a0 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1994. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4547. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2000. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9977. Hofstadter, Robert. “Felix Bloch.” National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 1994. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/4547. Isidor Isaac Rabi – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Tue. 4 Jun 2024. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1944/rabi/biographical/ Jones J, Howden W, Rock P, et al. T1 relaxation time. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Jun 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6315 Luiten, A.L. (1999). Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Historical Introduction. In: Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03800-0_1 MacWilliams, B. Russian claims first in magnetic imaging. Nature426, 375 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426375a “Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).” National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioEngineering. https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/magnetic-resonance-imaging-mri “The Man Who Did Not Win.” Sydney Morning Herald. October 17, 2003. https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-man-who-did-not-win-20031017-gdhlpn.html Odeblad E, Lindström G. Some preliminary observations on the proton magnetic resonance in biologic samples. Acta Radiol Suppl (Stockholm). 2008 Aug;434:57-61. doi: 10.1080/02841850802133337 Paul C. Lauterbur – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2024. Tue. 4 Jun 2024. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2003/lauterbur/biographical/ Plewes, Donald B., PhD, and Walter Kucharczyk, PhD. “Physics of MRI: A Primer.” MR Physics for Clinicians. April 12, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.23642 Prasad, Amit. “The (Amorphous) Anatomy of an Invention: The Case of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).” Social Studies of Science, vol. 37, no. 4, 2007, pp. 533–60. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25474534 Purcell, E.M. et al. “Resonance Absorption by Nuclear Magnetic Moments in a Solid.” Physics Review. January 1, 1946. https://journals.aps.org/pr/pdf/10.1103/PhysRev.69.37 “Raymond Damadian.” Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/award-winners/raymond-damadian Sandomir, Richard. “Raymond Damadian, Creator of the First M.R.I. Scanner, Dies at 86.” New York Times. Aug. 17, 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/science/raymond-damadian-dead.html Serai, Suraj, PhD, and Tony Dandino. “Why are MRI scans so loud?” Cincinnati Children's Radiology Department Blog. October 13, 2016. https://radiologyblog.cincinnatichildrens.org/whats-with-all-the-noise/ Sullivan, Walter. “Five Named as Winners of Lasker Medical Research Awards.” New York Times. Nov. 15, 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/15/us/five-named-as-winners-of-lasker-medical-research-awards.html National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2000. Biographical Memoirs: Volume 78. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9977. Wakefield, Julie. “The ‘Indomitable' MRI.” Smithsonian. June 2000. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-indomitable-mri-29126670/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Three Reasons Early Detection Interventions Are Not Obviously Cost-Effective, published by Conrad K. on April 24, 2024 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Summary For pandemics that aren't 'stealth' pandemics (particularly globally catastrophic pandemics): Reason 1: Not All 'Detections' Are Made Equal: there can be significant variation in the level of information and certainty provided by different detection modalities (e.g. wastewater surveillance vs. syndromic surveillance), and the efficacy of early detection is heavily dependent on the ability to quickly trigger an epidemiological response. Thus, the nature of the detection signal is probably an important factor affecting the time required to confirm an outbreak and take action. There should probably be a greater prioritisation of plans for public health response to different types and levels of detection signals. Reason 2: 'Early' Might Not Be 'Early' (or Cheap) Enough: for highly transmissible pathogens, early detection systems may only provide a lead time on the order of days to weeks compared to "naive detection" from symptomatic spread, and the costs to achieve high confidence of detection can be prohibitively expensive (on the order of billions). Improving cost-effectiveness likely requires carefully targeting surveillance to high-risk populations and locations. Methodological uncertainties make it difficult to have high levels of confidence about how valuable early detection interventions are for a range of pathogen characteristics, particularly for GCBR-level threats. Reason 3: Response Strategies Matter, A Lot: the cost-effectiveness of early detection is highly dependent on the feasibility and efficacy of post-detection containment measures. Factors like public compliance, strength of the detection signal, degree of pathogen spread, and contingencies around misinformation can significantly impact the success of interventions. The response strategy must be robust to uncertainty around the pathogen characteristics in the early stages of a pandemic. More work is needed to ensure readiness plans can effectively leverage early detections. Background I want to start this post by making two points. Firstly, I think it is worth flagging a few wins and progress in pathogen-agnostic early detection since I began thinking about this topic roughly nine months ago: The publication of 'Threat Net: A Metagenomic Surveillance Network for Biothreat Detection and Early Warning' by Sharma et al., 2024. The publication of 'Towards ubiquitous metagenomic sequencing: a technology roadmap' by Whiteford et al., 2024. The publication of 'A New Paradigm for Threat Agnostic Biodetection: Biological Intelligence (BIOINT)' by Knight and Sureka, 2024. The publication of the preprint, 'Quantitatively assessing early detection strategies for mitigating COVID-19 and future pandemics' by Liu et al., 2023. The Nucleic Acid Observatory continued its work, publishing several notebooks, resources, white papers, reports, and preprints and even creating a tool for simulating approaches to early detection using metagenomics. The UK government published its biological security strategy in June 2023, which included goals such as the establishment of a National Biosurveillance Network and the expansion of wastewater surveillance. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced actions the department will take following National Security Memorandum 15, signed by President Biden, including accelerating advanced detection technologies. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division's Global Emerging Infections Surveillance branch hosted its first Next-Generation Sequencing Summit. Various funding opportunities for improving diagnostic technology were announced, including: The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering'...

About the guest: Tommaso Di Ianni, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Radiology & Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. His lab uses ultrasound technology and deep learning to study the brain.Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Di Ianni discuss: the current state of scientific understanding of ketamine; S-ketamine vs. R-ketamine isomers; the antidepressant effects of ketamine; ketamine's known mechanisms of action; sex-dependent effects of ketamine action in the brain; involvement of the opioid system in ketamine's effects; addiction; and more.*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.Support the showAll episodes (audio & video), show notes, transcripts, and more at the M&M Substack Try Athletic Greens: Comprehensive & convenient daily nutrition. Free 1-year supply of vitamin D with purchase.Try SiPhox Health—Affordable, at-home bloodwork w/ a comprehensive set of key health marker. Use code TRIKOMES for a 10% discount.Try the Lumen device to optimize your metabolism for weight loss or athletic performance. Use code MIND for $50 off.Learn all the ways you can support my efforts

In this conversation, Roderick Pettigrew speaks with Robert Winn, guest editor of The Cancer Letter and the Cancer History Project during Black History Month, about Pettigrew's contributions to research, how he became an early self-taught expert on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or the MRI, as well as when he became founding director of National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Pettigrew is chief executive officer of Engineering Health (EnHealth) and inaugural dean for Engineering Medicine (EnMed) at Texas A&M University in partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital, and the Endowed Robert A. Welch Chair in Medicine and founding director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Winn is the director and Lipman Chair in Oncology at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, and senior associate dean for cancer innovation and professor of pulmonary disease and critical care medicine at VCU School of Medicine.

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Lisa Feldman-Barrett about emotions. They discuss what emotions are and how they are different from affect and feelings. They also discuss the social construction model of emotions with discussion on interoception, exteroception, allostasis and homeostasis. They talk about predictive processing, Bayesian brain, emotions as heuristics, nature of reality, discrete emotions, emotions in relationships, and many more topics.Lisa Feldman Barrett is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory (IASLab) at Northeastern University. She also holds research appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School in the Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program in the Department of Psychiatry, and at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology. She is among the top 0.1% of the most-cited scientists in the world with more than 275 peer-reviewed scientific papers across several fields. Her research focuses on how the human brain, in continual conversation with the human body and the world, regulates the body and creates mental events, such as episodes of emotion.Dr. Barrett has also received numerous awards for service to the field of psychology, including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in Psychology (2021) and the Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science (2013), both from the American Psychological Association. She also received the Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Association for Psychological Science (2018) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2019). She has served on the editorial boards of psychology's most important journals, including Psychological Science (since 2007), Psychological Review (2007-2012) and Current Directions in Psychological Science (2020-2023). She also served as president of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in 2019–2020. She is the author of How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain and 7 1/2 Lessons About The Brain. She has also edited five scientific volumes, including the 3rd and 4th editions of the Handbook of Emotion. Website: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/Lab: https://www.affective-science.org/Twitter: @lfeldmanbarrett Get full access to Converging Dialogues at convergingdialogues.substack.com/subscribe

The carbon footprint of healthcare has been estimated to be 4 to 5% of the worldwide total. To put this number into perspective, if “healthcare” was a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter in the world, coming in just behind China, the United States, India, and Russia. Today we face pressing global issues like climate change and an energy crisis, that impact our health and wellbeing. It becomes crucial then, that the healthcare industry not only takes responsibility for health, but also actively works towards reducing the impact of the environment on people's health – especially by reducing emissions and consumption of resources.In this episode, Shikha Pillai, Global Head of Sustainability at Siemens Healthineers, is joined by Dr. Elmar Merkle, Head of the Department of Radiology and Chief Physician for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland; as well as Dr. Christopher Hess, Chair of the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California San Francisco; and Dr. Clemens Juettner, Chief Sustainability Officer at Sana Kliniken in Munich. These experts in radiology and sustainability are talking about what the sector is doing to implement consumption-reducing measures that can lead to not only operational efficiency, but also contribute significantly to our sustainable future.What You'll Learn in This Episode: • For hospitals around the globe, the perpetual “idling” state of imagining machines contributes to the huge carbon footprint of radiology departments. • On a global average, one hospital bed consumes the same amount of energy as four family homes annually. • Major strides have been made toward more energy efficient imaging machines, but the most pressing issue is encouraging their use by the medical community. • The production and delivery of imaging equipment can have massive environmental repercussions. • It's not just carbon footprint that can be reduced by greener radiology practices: cost is also a crucial factor.Connect with Shikha Pillai· LinkedInConnect with Clemens Juettner· LinkedInConnect with Christopher Hess· LinkedInConnect with Elmar Merkle· LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olga has a belief that free will doesn't exist. This belief isn't rooted in spirituality or intuition, it is deeply rooted in science and reason. Olga believes if people understood that free doesn't exist, it would actually inspire us to be more humble, more caring, and increase our overall quality of life. These conversations are so rich with good discussion because there is so much to get into. Does free will really not exist, how would we know? What are the implications of free will not existing, how do we know it would make people better off knowing that? If free will doesn't exist does that mean our individual lives are meaningless? How can any decision I make actually matter if I didn't have the free will to decide anyway? As a scientist and a philosopher, Olga was a great person to kick around these questions with. She's thought through so much of it in her work but also in a novella she just released exploring these exact topics. A more complete bio from Olga below- I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF). I hold my degrees in Physics (PhD), Electrical Engineering (MSc and BSc), and Psychology (BSc). Professionally I focus on studying adolescent brain development and mental health. My other goals in life include sharing my passion for science and critical thinking, and helping people have more joy in their lives. The award-winning novella Just City is my first fiction book, which reflects my passion for science and critical thinking.

With American healthcare representing 10% of U.S. carbon emissions, decarbonizing hospitals and healthcare systems promises to deliver meaningful climate action. In this episode, Barbara brings listeners inside an innovative project reducing energy usage in imaging at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The solutions will not only help to support decarbonization but yield immediate operational savings for hospitals and healthcare systems recovering financially from the pandemic. Guests are Dr. Sean Woolen, USCF's Assistant Professor for Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Director of the Green Radiology, and Jerry Lawson, Global Head of Digital Portfolio for Healthcare and Life Science, Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Show notes: Study results: https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-us/press-room/press-releases/greenradiology Smart healthcare: https://www.siemens.com/us/en/markets/healthcare.html Press release: https://www.siemens.com/us/en/company/press/siemens-stories/usa/siemens-helps-put-sustainability-forefront-medical-imaging-care.html

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often find it difficult to look others in the eyes. This avoidance has typically been interpreted as a sign of social and personal indifference but reports from people with autism suggest otherwise.A team of investigators based at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging has shed light on the brain mechanisms involved in this behavior. Results show that this behavior is a way to decrease unpleasant excessive arousal stemming from overactivation in a particular part of the brain.In revealing the underlying reasons for eye avoidance, the study also suggests more effective ways of engaging individuals with autism. The findings indicate that forcing children with autism to look into someone's eyes in behavioral therapy may create a lot of anxiety for them. An approach involving slow habituation to eye contact may help them overcome this overreaction and be able to handle eye contact in the long run, thereby avoiding the cascading effects that this eye avoidance has on the development of the social brain.To improve eye contact, you must come to the child's eye level, be on your knees, place the child's favorite toy, block, etc. next to your eye and talk to the child about it. Try that the child looks into your eye, and you must maintain a smile on your face. Once this stage is reached that the kid looks at you for a few seconds and then you increase the time duration by talking more about the toy or otherwise. Remember, it will be a long process so do not lose hope. Also, whenever the child looks at you, you must look at him with love and maintain eye contact with them. This will also improve their facial expression reading.Ref: http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/#breakingthebias #singleparent #singledad #happilysingledad #dadslove #dadsonduo #autism #autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #autismpride #asd #pride #loveislove #autismawareness #autismacceptance #forabettertomorrow #eyecontact #autismadvocate #spectrum_inspired #specialneeds #specialneedsparenting #staystrong #dualroleparenting #singleparenting

In 2011, a major earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a tsunami which flooded the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, causing a major nuclear disaster. Efforts to decontaminate the area and cool down the highly radioactive reactors have resulted in the wastewater being stored in tanks at the plant, but 12 years later, Japan is running out of space and has begun the process of releasing that water into the Pacific Ocean as of yesterday (24 August). But this move, which has been planned for years, has been fiercely debated over its safety, even as the International Atomic Energy Agency backed the plan. Here to help us better understand this move, and whether we should be worried about its impact, is Emeritus Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hoong, medical physicist from the Department of Biomedical Imaging at Universiti Malaya. Prof Ng is also a fellow with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia. Image Credit: Shutterstock

Medieval Recipes & Eating Right in Renaissance. Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro - expensive weight loss drugs that are all the rage now. Okay, let's get something straight away. In centuries past, diet didn't mean weight loss. In fact, it wasn't until the 18th century that researchers, and later society, began to see fat and obesity as health and, unfortunately, a social issue. Going back to history, what did people eat to stay healthy? That continues to be an important question today. In fact, it consumes many health-conscious people. But it also pertains to weight loss drugs, because experts warn that it's not enough to take Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro. You also have to eat right to stay healthy! So, during the Renaissance, the answer to the above question depended on the type of body you were born with, your constitution. So, are you sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric or melancholic? These psychological terms dictated what best fit your physiology. Dr. Ken Albala, my guest for this episode, is the author of Eating Right in the Renaissance. He is a professor of history at the University of the Pacific, and has written and edited more than 25 books about food and nutrition history, including Cooking in Europe, 1250 to 1650. To learn more about Dr. Albala and his many projects and publications, you can visit his academic and also personal homepage. Obviously, eating right not only helps you lose weight, but, more importantly, it helps you stay healthy and fight the onslaught and progression of many diseases. In a conversation with Dr. Gil Rabinovici, a Distinguished Professor in Memory and Aging, in the Departments of Neurology, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, at the University of California, San Francisco, I learned that eating right also helps with treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. In that conversation, I asked Dr. Rabinovici why don't we have a cure for Alzheimer's disease. He gave a compelling explanation to that question, and additionally shared some good news - that while we don't have a cure for Alzheimer's Disease yet, we have learned how to live long and productive lives with Alzheimer's. You can listen to my conversation with him here: https://bit.ly/HbN-S2E7s I hope you enjoy these episodes. Adel Host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠History Behind News⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast Watch my guests & I ⁠⁠⁠⁠on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here⁠ and join⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ our other supporters in the news peeler community. Thank you.

Timestamps: 06:06 - Having no entrepreneurial background 13:31 - Why Tigran dropped out of his PhD program 17:15 - The industries targeted by SuperAnnotate 18:25 - The business model behind it 24:28 - The importance of mentorship support About Tigran Petrosyan: Tigran Petrosyan is the co-founder and president of SuperAnnotate, an end-to-end platform to annotate, version, and manage data for your AI. He spent much of his life in academia, starting with a Bachelor's in Physics from Yerevan State University in his home country, Armenia, followed by a Master's in Physics from ETH and then a PhD in Biomedical Imaging from the University of Bern, but dropped out shortly before finishing it to start SuperAnnotate with his brother, Vahan.  He was drawn to Switzerland for its exceptional study opportunities and found his passion for AI during his time at ETH Zurich. While he was doing his PhD, Tigran and his brother entered an expo with an early prototype of the SuperAnnotate management system, where they not only won but gained investment traction, which clearly signaled to Tigran that they needed to start a company as soon as possible, even if it meant not completing his PhD. Being brothers and co-founders, Tigran and Vahan emphasize the advantages of their strong bond and collaborative decision-making. Today, their company caters to key industries such as healthcare, big tech, and robotics. They want to continue driving innovation in AI data management, and their goals for expansion are ambitious. Memorable quote: “When you get so excited about the tech that you don't even finish your PhD in order to start the company, investors can see how committed you are to it” “Just because your business starts off with hype, doesn't mean you are guaranteed success. That was a really humbling experience for us.” Don't forget to give us a follow on our Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Linkedin accounts, so you can always stay up to date with our latest initiatives. That way, there's no excuse for missing out on live shows, weekly give-aways or founders dinners!

Show Notes 14 July 2023Story 1: Toyota Touts Solid State EVs with 932-Mile Range, 10-Minute Charging by 2027 – this is a hot trend to monitor!Source: PC Magazine Story by Emily DreibelbisLink: https://www.pcmag.com/news/toyota-touts-solid-state-evs-with-932-mile-range-10-minute-charging-byFor a deeper dive into the technology, see: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/toyota-s-solid-state-batteries-will-run-up-to-932-miles-on-a-single-charge/ar-AA1cO7M9Story 2: This AI-Powered Robot Fish Explores Mysterious Organisms [and gathers DNA samples] Under the SeaSource: WonderfulEngineering.com Story from a Reuters postingLink: https://wonderfulengineering.com/this-ai-powered-robot-fish-explores-mysterious-organisms-under-the-sea/Story 3: It only took five hours for an AI model to design a functional CPU Source: Quartz Magazine Story by Faustina NgilaLink: https://qz.com/ai-cpu-five-hours-intel-risc-v-32ia-china-1850600823 Story 4: Delivering oxygen to tumors may be key in overcoming radiation therapy resistance Source: MedicalXpress.com Story by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-oxygen-tumors-key-therapy-resistance.html For more info, interviews, reviews, news, radio, podcasts, video, and more, check out ComputerAmerica.com!

In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Marco Colasurdo (1) and Prof. Dheeraj Gandhi (2), authors of the original research article, "Predictors for large vessel recanalization before stroke thrombectomy: the HALT score" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/25/jnis-2023-020220 This paper is free-to-access for a month following the publication of this podcast.  Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest episodes. Also, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the JNIS Podcast iTunes page: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jnis-podcast/id942473767  Thank you for listening! This episode was edited by Brian O'Toole.  (1) Interventional Neuroradiology, Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Uni. of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA  (2) Dept. of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Marco Colasurdo (1) and Prof. Dheeraj Gandhi (2), authors of the original research article, "Predictors for large vessel recanalization before stroke thrombectomy: the HALT score" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2023/04/25/jnis-2023-020220 This paper is free-to-access for a month following the publication of this podcast. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest episodes. Also, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the JNIS Podcast iTunes page: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jnis-podcast/id942473767 Thank you for listening! This episode was edited by Brian O'Toole. (1) Interventional Neuroradiology, Dept. of Diagnostic Radiology, Uni. of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (2) Dept. of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Dr. Xenophon Papademetris is Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering at Yale University, USA. The research of Prof. Papademetris is in the area of medical image analysis with a focus in the development of medical software. Dr. Papademetris provides an overview of the typical regulatory process for software classified as a medical device. We draw from his experience in the medical image field to design a high level route map for an imaginary company bringing to the market software to diagnose minimal residual disease. You can learn more about Medical Software development in Dr. Papademetris's book Introduction to Medical Software: Foundations for Digital Health, Devices and Diagnostics (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and the Yale/Coursera class Introduction to Medical Software. The episode is hosted by Dr. Ulrik Stervbo and Dr. Zhaoqing Ding. Comments are welcome to the inbox of onairr@airr-community.org or on social media under the tag #onAIRR. Further information can be found here: https://www.antibodysociety.org/the-airr-community/airr-c-podcast

Today, my guest is Dr. Todd Constable, a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale University. He is also director of MRI Research in the Department of Diagnostic Radiology in the Yale School of Medicine. Todd received his PhD in 1990 in Medical Physics from the University of Toronto, then moved to Yale for his post-doc and has been there ever since. While his training was in physics, he has clearly become a neuroscientist as well - having been working in fMRI since the early 90's. He still is active in both the physics development and neuroscience applications of MRI, working on low cost MRI strategies as well as working on more insightful ways to use fMRI data for clinical use. Specifically, he has mentored some outstanding students, including Emily Finn and Monica Rosenberg, who have helped pioneer the use of fMRI for predictive modeling of individual traits. Here we talk about, among other things, about the benefits, power, and potential clinical applications of predictive modeling in fMRI. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Angela A Stanton, PhD, MS, MBA, BSc, is a highly accomplished neuroscientist and researcher, having earned a doctorate in NeuroEconomics, fMRI certification from Harvard University, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, an MS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University, an MBA from UCR, and a BSc in Mathematics from UCLA. Her doctoral research focused on understanding how human decision-making is influenced by neurotransmitter changes, and she gained valuable insights through clinical trial experiments into the role hormones play in emotional and physiological decisions.A lifelong migraine sufferer herself, Dr. Stanton took early retirement from her academic career in 2008 to focus on researching the underlying causes of migraines. Her work has been aided by thousands of fellow migraine sufferers around the world, and in 2014 she published the first edition of her groundbreaking book, "Fighting The Migraine Epidemic: Complete Guide. How to Treat & Prevent Migraines Without Medicines," which established her as a leader in the field of migraine research based on nutritional and electrolyte management. The book's second edition was published in 2017.Today, Dr. Stanton teaches migraine sufferers and healthcare providers around the world about how to abort and prevent migraines without relying on medication. Her vast knowledge and expertise make her a highly sought-after speaker and consultant, and her passion for helping others find relief from migraines is truly inspiring.Thank you so much for listening to my podcast. I hope you enjoyed it. Your support means the absolute world to me. And if you're enjoying the show, I've got a small favor to ask you. I'd be incredibly grateful if you would consider becoming a supporter and make a small monthly donation. Your contribution will really help to improve the show. It's a small monthly contribution. You can cancel at any time, and the link is in the show notes. Support the showAll my links in 1 easy list, including booking and personal training workout plans at LINKTREE You can now download the carnivore experience appApple direct link for apple devices Google play store direct link to app for Android Coach Stephen's Instagram Book me for coaching My growing UK carnivore YouTube channel I have set up a community that is all about eating low-carb and specifically carnivore. CLICK HERE Support my podcast from just £3 per monthBECOME A SUPPORTER Success stories Optimal Health 5 Star reviews All my facebook and other reviews are here Thanks to www.audionautix.com for any music included. Ple...

Angela Stanton  Angela A Stanton, PhD has earned her doctorate in NeuroEconomics (experimental neuroscience using economic models) and is also fMRI certified, having earned the following degrees: PhD Claremont Graduate University in Economics with dissertation in neuroscience; fMRI certification at Harvard University, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging; MS in Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University; MBA at University of California, Riverside; BSc Mathematics, UCLA.  Her doctoral research focused on understanding how human decision-making is influenced by neurotransmitter changes. She ran clinical trial experiments, gaining an appreciation of the role hormones play in emotional and physiological decisions.  A lifelong migraine sufferer, in 2008 she took early retirement from her academic position and has been an avid researcher in the field of migraines. Her efforts of understanding the cause of migraines have been assisted by thousands of migraine sufferers around the world.  In 2014 she published the first, and in 2017 the second edition, of the book (Fighting The Migraine Epidemic: Complete Guide. How to Treat & Prevent Migraines Without Medicines) that established her as a leader in the field of migraine research based on nutrition and electrolyte management.  She now teaches migraine sufferers and healthcare providers all over the world about how to abort and prevent migraines without any medicine. Angela's Top Tips Migraine is not a disease  - don't consider it as a disease. Every time you feel a headache consider whether it is a migraine or not and you need to be able to distinguish if it is a migraine or a headache. Always consider what you ate - what causes the electrolyte imbalance? Angela's Book Fighting The Migraine Epidemic: A Complete Guide: How To Treat & Prevent Migraines Without Medicine - Angela A Stanton Ph.D https://amzn.to/3S1lQmc Resources Mentioned The Big Fat Surprise - Nina Teicholz Wheat Belly - William Davis MD Grain Brain - Dr David Perlmutter Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Quotes by Angela Stanton “A misconception is that migraine is a pulsating, throbbing headache, it's not..” “Your body wants to heal and if you remove the symptoms then the symptoms will become stronger.” “There is only one reason for a migraine for everyone. It is always going to be associated with what is potentially causing an electrolyte imbalance.” “Migraineurs still have these heightened sensory organs. We simply haven't adapted the same way as the people who don't have migraines.” “You are a migraineur because you live in an environment that is not appropriately prepared for your adaptation.” “If you are able to avert the early morning migraine, which is when the majority of the migraines start, then you have averted more than 50% of migraines.” “Migraineurs excrete 50% more sodium than non migraineurs.” Connect with Angela Stanton on social media Twitter: https://twitter.com/MigraineBook Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaAStantonPhD Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/DrAngelaAStanton/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MigraineSufferers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drangelastanton/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelaastantonphd/ Website Details: https://stantonmigraineprotocol.com/ https://www.stantonmigraineprotocol.org/ https://migraine-book.com/ The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode - Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. Support us on Patreon Help Jackie and Louise make more episodes by supporting them on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/FabulouslyKeto Connect with us on social media https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto https://www.instagram.com/FabulouslyKeto1 https://twitter.com/FabulouslyKeto Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabulouslyKeto Music by Bob Collum Recommend a guest We would love to know if you have a favourite guest you would like us to interview. Let us know who you would like to hear of if you have a particular topic you would like us to cover. https://fabulouslyketo.com/recommend-a-guest We sometimes get a small commission on some of the links, this goes towards the costs of producing the podcast.

The Tunnel Techs vs the no tunnel nanotech. More Eureka moments are happening as the Singapore book goes to the typesetter in India. Welcome my students from Neurobiology, Med 10000-your comments and questions are welcomed. All are welcome to our global and syndicated show. We have choices for our schools, our universities, our friends, families and so on and so forth. Why not have choices for health techs and nanotechs? Let's move our minds to many techs, nanotechs and especially imaging techs. Now, THE USUALS WE KNOW ABOUT but what about pattern recognition tests? These are essentially imaging techs. There is a narrow definition for the word, imaging. Let's broaden our definition of imaging techs. Let's change the culture- improve it. Remove the prejudice. Biomedical Imaging in Neurodegeneration - in progress- to be typeset in India-begun in NY- we welcome all devices to study Alzheimer, Parkinson and Epilepsy. We will talk about each of these diseases at length and answer questions on the show and in the book. But, note that Springer Nature is the Publisher of the book and I am the editor. Humana was the publisher for the first book. All techs are discussed because each helps to ameliorate these dreaded diseases. We have done this in our first book on imaging which has become a resource book with much more than 18000 downloads. Kolodny and Rahni were co-editors in the first book.Excerpt from our first book-Bioimaging in Neurodegeneration provides extensive detail on MRI offspring techs. [31P] MRS, which can measure transient changes in nonoxidative adenosine triphosphate (ATP)synthesis, and [1H] MRS, which can measure lactate, are included in the mitochondrial imaging technologies. Intrinsic optical imaging.is important and it is rarely talked about. I have the topic in my Neuroimaging Book.The Culture of Imaging techs! We want to use what is known. But, each tech that is known had to start out as unknown. BRODERICK PROBE sensors are known and accepted. Let's bring these to the market for diagnosing tumors. The pictures are clear. Let's bring photodiode sensors by Broderick into the culture. These are small too and optical. We bring light onto the sensor and the subject. This is exciting as we bring infrared into the quantum equation. Infrared is safe.Patients do not have to shave their hair. In fact, infrared grows hair. Feel free to read my issued patents at USPTO which is the United States Patent and Trade Office. A photodiode changes photonic energy to electronic energy. Partners; Manufacturers, Philanthropists and Investors.212 650-5479.For now,we have photos for you. We will focus on tunnels versus no tunnels continuing from last week. The tiny BRODERICK PROBE uses a potentiostat to scan whereas the others use tunnels. Of course, we will find some open tunnels but the convention is tunnels for these techs. No need to keep defining what these techs are since we are actually advertising them each time we say them over and over again. We use pattern recognition in locomotor behavioral tests; the imaging sensors were photocell beams. Intrinsic optical imaging.is important and it is rarely talked about. I was sure to bring the topic in my Neuroimaging BookPartners; Manufacturers, Philanthropists and Investors.212 650-5479 and the Broderick Brain Foundation, PO Box 579, Bx, NY, 10465..

Who comprises our mental bandwidth? Let's look at the map!● United States of America● Alaska● Puerto Rico● Canada● Brazil● Colombia● Paraguay● Ghana● Egypt● Kenya● Ireland● United Kingdom● France● Germany● Sweden● Russia● Kazakhstan● India● Indonesia● Singapore● Philippines● Mexico● Papua New GuineaNeuroimaging-: Singapore, India, USBiomedical Imaging-US and IndiaHow many fields do we encompass with the trademarked and patented BRODERICK PROBE biosensor and Neuromolecular Imaging. (NMI)?Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, Medical Imaging, MEMS/MEMS (Micro- and Nano- Electromechanical Systems, Optics, Catalytic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Polymer Chemistry, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanics), Nanomedicine, Nanoelectronics, Nanofabrication, Fullerenes, Semiconductors, Biotechnology, Pathology, Biophysics, Bioengineering, Electron States in Nanoscale Systems, Microelectronics, Neurobiology (Neuroscience) From the must have book, In Press- on its way to you! Neuroimaging Sensing Biochemistry in the Brain, Jenny Stanford Publishing, Singapore. Author- Patricia A. Broderick, PhD Intellectual Property: Chapter 1: The Inventive Art: The Potentiometric PolymersThe monograph brings to you the latest breakthroughs of the work; the marriage between the electrochemical nature of the brain linking with the electrochemical nature of the tiny probe is humanizing. The Latin language is a critical tool with which to study the sciences and medicine. Sensor comes from the Latin, sentire "to feel". Sensors have the attribute of feeling their surrounding environment to find things that are coupled, can be coupled or for that matter, should be coupled, In the field of electrochemistry, chemical, biological and physical sensors find use as transducers, meaning in Latin, "lead across", that is, at least, for one example, when an analyte is around. Responding to such things as heat, for example, taking one's hands off a hot stove involves sensors on a stove firstly to provide heat. Then, sensation of heat in the sensors of the hand signals sensors in the motor neurons of the brain to respond; then signals are transduced, reverting to muscles in the hand to move the hand as directed by sensors in the brain. Disaster is avoided by sensors. Sensors make sense. Therefore, sensors are part of our daily lives and electron transfers from atoms (this is what sensors do) are natural, a part of nature and the fascinating part of this world of sensors is the fact that electrons are transferred back to the atom or to another atom. Nothing is lost! A valuable redox interaction, a redox reaction has taken place. The author sees that we are living redox reactions! The Broderick nanoprobes fix, ameliorate, see and feel, tell, and then put everything back in place, ever prepared for the next signaling event. We are left with the data we need in real time, online and LIVE.Biomedical Imaging in Neurodegeneration-edited by Patricia A. Broderick, Tom Lanigan and Don Odom, John Morgan Humana Press. Coming from Springer Nature! 18000 downloads -hot off the press and a great resource book. Neurodegeneration-Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Epilepsy. We are going to discuss the prevalence of "forgetting"/ Who is involved here? Vishnu Prakash and an illustrious team and Bill Lamsback. Springer Nature is a prestigious global and progressive publishing group founded on a heritage of trusted and respected brands founded in 1842, Macmillan, founded in 1843, and Nature, first published in 1869.Hi Dr. Broderick,Here is my sentence for the springer nature book.I love this work. I feel, will contribute to future medicine and help many additional people.I believe this work is important as it helps patients globally.KishanThe work produces a product for the world! It cures! It helps people! It helps animals! The TV Show helps people! I do not want to be an ordinary person!

In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Amanda Baker(1) and Dr. Sandra Narayanan(2) about their recently published standard "Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery: position statement on pregnancy and parental leave for physicians practicing neurointerventional surgery" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/15/1/5. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest episodes. Also, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the JNIS Podcast iTunes page: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jnis-podcast/id942473767 Thank you for listening! This episode was edited by Brian O'Toole. (1) Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF, San Francisco (2) Neurointerventional Program and Comprehensive Stroke Program, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica

Today's guest is Tigran Petrosyan, Co-Founder and CEO at SuperAnnotate. Founded in 2018, SuperAnnotate is helping companies build the next generation of computer vision products with its end-to-end platform and integrated marketplace of managed annotation service teams. SuperAnnotate provides comprehensive annotation tooling, robust collaboration, quality management systems, no-code neural network training and automation, as well as a data review and curation system to successfully develop and scale computer vision projects. Tigran is a physicist turned tech enthusiast and entrepreneur. After earning his master's degree in Physics from ETH Zurich in Switzerland, Tigran pursued his Ph.D. in Biomedical Imaging and Photonics. Just before graduating, Tigran dropped out of his Ph.D. program to start SuperAnnotate with his brother Vahan, following his passion for building comprehensive teams and making products people love. In the episode, Tigran will discuss: The journey to co-founding SuperAnnotate, How they are using ML and Computer Vision, Use cases of the impact they bring to partners, An insight into the team structure and working culture, Why SuperAnnotate is a great place to work, and What the near future looks like for SuperAnnotate

In this podcast, JNIS Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Felipe C. Albuquerque, speaks with Dr. Matthew Amans(1) and Daniel Cummins(2) about their paper "Cerebrovascular pulsatile tinnitus: causes, treatments, and outcomes in 164 patients with neuroangiographic correlation" - https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2022/09/08/jnis-2022-019259. Please subscribe to the JNIS Podcast via all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify, to get the latest episodes. Also, please consider leaving us a review or a comment on the JNIS Podcast iTunes page: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jnis-podcast/id942473767 Thank you for listening! This episode was edited by Brian O'Toole. (1) School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA (2) Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, USA

Advancing artificial intelligence at NIH Grace Peng, director at NIH's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, discusses the new Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) program to transform the use of data and improve patient outcomes   Risks of ending SBIR program Charles Wessner, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains the benefits of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, the risks of ending it and China's involvement   US assistance to Pakistan after historic floods Sarah Charles, assistant to the administrator of USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, describes the impact of historic flooding in Pakistan, the food shortage it has led to and U.S. assistance

NASA recently unveiled the first images of the cosmos taken by the James Webb Telescope. But while astronomers point their instruments up to peer into the stars, microscopists like Dr. Hari Shroff are focusing their gaze down to capture life on Earth. As chief of the Section on High Resolution Optical Imaging at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), Dr. Shroff engineers new microscopes to render the invisibly small in new and improved resolution.

Understanding neurodegenerative diseases require a lot of data to be collected and analyzed by the researchers involved. If they have accurate data that they can get deeper into, they increase the likelihood of identifying patterns that can lead to meaningful conclusions. That is why many researchers are now using AI in analyzing the vast amount of available data. This helps in getting accurate insights faster and sets the stage for future research dimensions.Today, Lance Ladic, Siemens Healthineers' Director of Strategic Innovation is joined by three guests - Claire Mackay, Professor of Imaging Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Dr. Andy Saykin, Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and Duygu Tosun-Turgut, Associate Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. They'll help understand the role AI is playing in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases.Stay tuned to learn about why it is difficult to predict how a neurodegenerative disease will progress in one patient based on data collected from other patients. You'll also learn about the importance of data sharing among the groups doing research. Lastly, you'll hear about the role that AI is playing in creating models that can be used in the detection, treatment, and monitoring of patients.What You'll Learn in This Episode:The relationship between comorbidity and heterogeneity while studying neurodegenerative diseases in patients (01:55)How an AI-enabled tool is being used in detecting multiple sclerosis (04:10)The future of AI in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases (06:54)The importance of data sharing in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases (12:13)How researchers are deploying AI in data collection (15:33)Connect with Andrew Saykin:LinkedInConnect with Clare Mackay:LinkedInConnect with Duygu Tosun:LinkedInConnect with Lance Ladic:LinkedInFurther reading (as mentioned in this episode):“To buy or not to buy—evaluating commercial AI solutions in radiology (the ECLAIR guidelines)” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dementia caused by Alzheimer's is one of the most common symptoms for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. That is why a lot of research has been directed towards understanding the actual impact of the disease on the brain. While there are several studies being conducted, the use of Biomarkers is among those that are in advanced stages. Biomarkers help in understanding as well as monitoring the disease progression in a patient over time.Today, Lance Ladic, Siemens Healthineers' Director of Strategic Innovation is joined by three guests - Tammie Benzinger, Professor of Radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute in St. Louis at Washington University, Dr. Anne Börjesson-Hanson, Director of Clinical Trials at the Department for Aging at Kalinsky University Hospital, and Duygu Tosun-Turgut, Associate Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. They'll help us understand the progress that has been made so far in the study of Alzheimer's disease.Stay tuned to learn about the options that are currently available in the detection of Alzheimer's disease. You'll also learn about the use of Biomarkers in monitoring the disease's progression and how that information can be used in managing it. Lastly, you'll hear about the ongoing Alzheimer's research and the questions they are seeking answers for.What You'll Learn in This Episode:The process of detecting the Alzheimer's disease (01:43)Why it is important to detect the disease early (04:17)The role that biomarkers can play in managing the disease (12:35)How smartphone and wearable devices are helping in studying the disease (16:32)What the future of monitoring this disease will look like (19:20)Connect with Duygu Tosun:LinkedInConnect with Dr. Anne Börjesson-Hanson:LinkedInConnect with Tammie Benzinger:LinkedInConnect with Lance Ladic:LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description On this episode of the Advocacy Update, we discuss the ongoing advocacy efforts to make at-home COVID-19 tests more accessible for people who are blind and low vision. Clark is joined by ACB President Dan Spoone and Immediate Past President Kim Charlson, and Deputy Director Jill Heemsker, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). To learn more and order your 12 free more accessible COVID-19 at home tests, please visit: https://acb.org/12-covid-test-2022. Find out more at https://acb-advocacy-update.pinecast.co

Loved catching up with my old friend Dr. Heather Greenwood, Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. We talk about her mother's breast cancer diagnosis at age 32 and subsequent passing age 35, and how it shaped her and her sister‘s career path. We chat about high-risk screening, what to expect for your mammogram or MRI, Bachelor vs Kardashians, and everything in between. She also shares the audio tape that her mother left her before her passing (grab the tissues!) We also talk about Adrienne's departure from @theboobiedocs and what the future looks like.

Detecting and treating brain injuries continues to be a high priority for USSOCOM. That's why ReBlast is so important. ReBlast is a pilot study researching the long-term effects of repetitive, low-level blast exposure (RLLBE) on Special Operations Forces service members.In this episode, SOFcast is on the road again, this time to Massachusetts General Hospital's Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. SOCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Command Chief Master Sergeant Greg Smtih sat down with ReBlast study researchers Dr. Yelena Bodien and Dr. Brian Edlow, and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy Russell Smith to talk about how ReBlast is helping researchers better understand the effects career-long repetitive blast exposure has on brain health and function. "Optimal cognitive performance and brain health are more important than ever to ensure that SOF can achieve the mission successfully that they need to achieve in the future" - Dr. Brian Edlow

Dr. Fergus Coakley is the chair of Diagnostic Radiology at Oregon Health and Sciences University. He joined OHSU in August 2012 from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was a professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging in the UCSF School of Medicine, where he was also chief of the Abdominal Imaging Section and vice chair for Clinical Services. He holds an honorary appointment as a professor in residence in the Department of Urology. Dr. Coakley is from Cork, Ireland. He took his medical degree from the School of Medicine at University College Cork, Ireland. He completed internship at Mercy Hospital in Cork, medical residency at Mater and St. Vincent's Hospitals in Dublin, and radiology residency at Leicester teaching Hospitals in Leicester, England. He did a fellowship in body imaging at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center before joining UCSF. He also spent a year as assistant professor and director, body MRI, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Coakley is involved in teaching at all levels, from medical students to postgraduates. He was program director of two postgraduate training programs at UCSF – a joint abdominal imaging fellowship between UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco General Hospital and San Francisco VA Medical Center, and a T32 training grant from the NIH, which he secured in 2005 and which was renewed through 2015. Dr. Coakley's main research interest is the potential of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound for cancer therapy and tumor ablation. His department chair at UCSF credits Dr. Coakley for bringing this technology and technique to UCSF Medical Center. He is widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is an expert in CT radiation dose, MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound and MRI of prostate cancer. Read the updated guidelines for the use of MRI in the Diagnosis, Staging and Management of Prostate Cancer as referenced by Dr. Coakley here: https://www.auanet.org/guidelines/guidelines/mri-of-the-prostate-sop His advice to students? Be good at what you do.

“Attention to Detail: High-Resolution Bone Imaging and Bariatric Surgery" The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas. Presenters: Galateia Kazakia, PhD, Associate Professor in Residence in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco Elaine Yu, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Endocrine Unit, MGH/HMS Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Understand the quantification and interpretation of bone quality assessment parameters. Understand the benefits of 3D volumetric bone imaging over traditional 2D assessment Understand standard high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) analysis techniques and explore advanced analysis options Illustrate the clinical consequences of bariatric surgery on the skeleton using advanced imaging techniques Webinar available: https://youtu.be/EdbbT827oVk

The HealthyWomen 2021 Survey reveals that moms still feel pressured to ‘do it all' and continue to deprioritize their mental health and well-being.  Ummmm. . .we needed a study to find that out?! In all seriousness, research shows that women are more likely to experience postpartum depression (PPD) if they receive little or no support from family, friends, or community after childbirth than women who receive appropriate support. With 1 in 8 mothers in the U.S. reporting experiencing symptoms of postpartum depression (PPD) each year, there is a need for greater fourth trimester (the 12 weeks following baby's arrival) planning and support. So what are we going to do about it?  Check on Mom https://www.mycheckonmom.com is a program to help new and expectant moms create a maternal mental wellness plan and designate a group of trusted friends and family who are empowered to help her through the postpartum period. The site also features ongoing inspirational content and helpful information and tips. Here to discuss this with us today is Dr. Kristina Deligiannidis, Director, Women's Behavioral Health of Northwell Health.  Dr. Deligiannidis is a national leader in the field of perinatal depression and novel therapeutics research. Her research program includes a focus in psychoneuroendocrinology, particularly neurosteroids and hormones, and neuroimaging in women's behavioral health. She has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles plus several textbook chapters and has given more than 170 scientific presentations.   Dr. Deligiannidis completed her undergraduate degrees in biology and psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. As a recipient of predoctoral intramural research training awards, she trained in molecular neuroendocrinology research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). She received her medical degree from and completed her psychiatry residency and chief residency in psychopharmacology research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. After residency, she completed a visiting fellowship and further training in multimodal neuroimaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Deligiannidis joined faculty at Zucker Hillside Hospital, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in September 2016. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and currently serves as the director of women's behavioral health at Zucker Hillside Hospital. As a reproductive psychiatrist, she has expertise in treating women with mood and anxiety disorders linked to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy/postpartum and perimenopause.

It's #27 and I'm joined by two guests for this episode. Jen Beardsley is the Prize Competitions Program Administrator for the United States Bureau of Reclamation and Taylor Gilliland is the Senior Advisor for Innovation Programs at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. For this episode we are again talking about crowdsourcing, but this time from the perspective of two people who routinely use crowdsourcing methods to solve problems inside their own agencies. We talk about how crowdsourcing and open innovation methods have been used to advance the work in invasive species, protective masks, and pipeline leaks, before exploring how agencies could consider these types of approaches in their own work.Please enjoy my conversation with Jen and Taylor. Some links to some of the things we discuss during this episode: Bureau of ReclamationPrize Competitions, Research and Development Office, Bureau of ReclamationC. Taylor GillilandNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)National Institutes of HealthCheck out U.S. Government Crowdsource challenges at Challenge.govBook: Where do Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven JohnsonYour host for the Cool Collaborations podcast is Scott Millar. Scott is the principle of Collaboration Dynamics, where he often works as a "peacemaker" by gathering people with different experiences and values and helping them navigate beyond their differences to tackle complex problems together. 

Alexander Talaska works as a radiologist in Vienna, focusing on musculoskeletal sonography in diagnostics and therapeutic interventions as well as emergency medicine. He loves the complexity of anatomical knowledge combined with dynamic scanning in MSK, solving a problem efficiently and integrating sonography in patients needs and best outcome in diagnostics. One of his favorites is peripheral nerve imaging. Already in the second year during his studies of medicine at the Medical University of Vienna (MUVI) he deeply got in touch with sonography. First teaching as a sono tutor from student to student, in between organizing the students initiative Sono4You on the same time while building up a team of enthusiastic students tutors in sonography besides his studies. In his radiology residency at the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy at the MUVI he combined his broadly trained sonoanatomy skills with a huge variety of pathologies and MRI skills, especially in musculoskeletal imaging. Since 2012, Alex has contributed regularly to several teaching and educational events to medical specialists, residents, sonographers and medical students. He also focuses on comparable documentation techniques and structured reporting in sonography, interdisciplinary discussions and usage of sonography with consequence. At the moment Alex works in one of the biggest trauma and rehabilitation centers in Vienna, accompanied by sports medicine. He still enjoys teaching and passes on knowledge whenever he can. Additional Resources Read this article to learn how emergency physicians can use POCUS to visualize the structures beneath the skin. Learn how musculoskeletal POCUS supplements the emergency physicians' process of identifying the extent of an injury and the correct course of action. The Point-of-care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Tennis Leg case study provides insights on why the portable, cost-effective nature of POCUS makes it an excellent modality for diagnosing a tear of the medial head of the gastrocnemius.

There are many misconceptions about postpartum depression, what it is, and how it manifests itself. This episode will clear up some of the myths and bring clarity, hope, and awareness to this topic. Join us to learn more! Kristina Deligiannidis, MD, received her medical degree from and completed her psychiatry residency and chief residency in psychopharmacology research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. After residency, she completed a visiting fellowship and further training in multimodal neuroimaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Deligiannidis joined the faculty at Zucker Hillside Hospital, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in September 2016. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and currently serves as the director of women's behavioral health at Zucker Hillside Hospital. As a reproductive psychiatrist, she has expertise in treating women with mood and anxiety disorders linked to the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause.  Show Highlights: How Dr. D came to this field that blends neuroscience, psychiatry, and women's health Why her research into postpartum depression focuses on the female hormones before, during, and after pregnancy and childbirth Postpartum depression defined and explained: It is a mix of emotional, physical, and other symptoms that usually begin with sadness, loss of pleasure in activities, sleep difficulties, appetite disturbances, irritability, agitation, guilt, loss of worth, and more. How postpartum depression and “baby blues” differ in severity, onset, and duration How changes in the brain take place due to pregnancy hormones increasing and decreasing with the birth process Risk factors for perinatal depression include a personal history of depression, increased stressors, and minimal support How moms describe postpartum depression with feelings of isolation and a loss of self How many women suffer without getting the help and support they need and have long-term effects Why we need to do a better job in recognizing and treating postpartum depression for the sake of moms, babies, families, and society How the risks for depression in pregnancy and the postpartum can differ from each other D explains a recent study by Healthy Woman that shows the pressure women feel to “do it all” and like they are “bothering someone” if they ask for help How people can prepare for life with a new baby and prioritize their emotional health Why a higher percentage of Hispanic and black women report inadequate social support and poor access to their healthcare providers in the early postpartum period, as compared with white women How a new program, Check On Mom, helps with developing a maternal mental wellness plan Resources: My Check On Mom  Connect with Kristina

John Mongan is the Associate Chair for Translational Informatics, Director of the Center for Intelligent Imaging and an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology (Abdominal Imaging and Ultrasound section) in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. His research focuses on AI in medical imaging. In this session, we discussed the business case of Radiology AI and his Checklist for Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging (CLAIM). You can find him in Twitter @MonganMD.

"Neuroimaging of Resting State Activity Across Development and Brain States" The Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series was created to support and advance the careers of women. These lectures bring together faculty from institutions that have hosted Anne Klibanski Scholars with MGH scholars, on topics that overlap both research areas. Presenters: Jingyuan Chen, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Radiology, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School presented on “Functional PET-MR imaging of ‘resting-state' activity across wake and sleep.” Lucille A. Moore, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neurology, Developmental Cognition and Neuroimaging Lab, Oregon Health & Science University presented on “Individualized resting state networks in infants.” Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Learn about the advantages of using resting state data to address research questions as well as its limitations. Learn how resting state data can be analyzed to reveal features of neonatal brain development. Learn about the spatiotemporal properties of resting state activity across wake and sleep. Webinar available: https://youtu.be/Jc45p9XACaE

Heike Daldrup-Link, MD, PhD is a clinician-scientist in the Department of Radiology at Stanford University with subspecialisation in pediatric radiology, pediatric oncology imaging, and molecular imaging. Dr. Daldrup-Link trained at the University of Münster and the Technical University of Munich, Germany. She worked as an Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco from 2003 to 2010, before joining Stanford Radiology in 2010. Her research interest focuses on the development of novel pediatric molecular imaging techniques, which interface observations of living cells with nanoparticle development and multimodality imaging technologies. She recently authored "Diversity in Medicine: How to be an ally". Check it out in the link below; it's FREE on kindle! Virginia Hinostroza, MS is Life Science Research Professional in Stanford Medicine's Radiology Department. She obtained her Master's of Science in Biomedical Imaging from UCSF.where she completed her thesis on 4D Flow with Compressed Sensing for the Evaluation of Intracranial Aneurysms. LINKS: Heike Daldrup-Link: https://profiles.stanford.edu/heike-daldrup-linkStanford Medicine Magazine: https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2021issue1.html DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE: HOW TO BE AN ALLY https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Medicine-How-be-ally/dp/1737258218 __________________________________________________ Connect with us on social media @armchairscholars TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@armchair_scholars Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armchairscholars/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/armchairscholars Anchor: https://anchor.fm/brendan-byrne9

Dr. Jose Morey known as Dr. Intergalactic. Dr. Morey is CEO of Ad Astra Media, is a Fellow of the Eisenhower Foundation and the Chief Medical Innovation Officer for Liberty BioSecurity. BioSecurity boots innovation across world for genetic intelligence, national defense biotechnologies, precision medicine and augmented human performance. Dr. Morey was the Associated Chief Health Officer for IBM Watson Health Joséserves as Chief Engineering Council in charge of Innovation for Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Forbes Technology Council. He holds an adjunct professorship of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of Virginia and at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is a mentor for MIT Solve and IDEAS programs. Morey has been featured on Forbes, Univision and NASA360. Thank you for listening & supporting the podcast :) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sneakies https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/anonymouscontent *Royal Girl -Funds will go to sound and editing. Paypal (friends & family) petcarebuddies(at)gmail(dot)com https://www.patreon.com/sneakies Instagram @marylinartist LinkedIn: Marylin Hebert Please Subscribe to our YouTube:) https://www.youtube.com/user/Fellinijr/videos Zombie Diaries: https://youtu.be/tBmgi3k6r9A Our books :) Young Adult wizard book series: "Margaret Merlin's Journal" by A. A. Banks at Amazon! :) https://www.instagram.com/margaretmerlinsjournal/ MMJ Book I The Battle of the Black Witch https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Battle-Black-ebook/dp/B01634G3CK MMJ Book II Unleashing the Dark One Science fiction action adventure https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Unleashing-Dark-ebook/dp/B01J78YH6I MMJ Book III The Mask of the Parallel World An Adventure in Italy https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Parallel-World-ebook/dp/B01KUGIZ8W/ MMJ Book IV The Quest for the Golden Key https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Merlins-Journal-Quest-Golden-ebook/dp/B076FTTDQN Top kids podcast: Enchanting Book Readings https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enchanting-book-readings-reviews/id1498296670 Other awesome podcasts: Enchanting Book Readings, Film Addicts, Thrilling Stories, Girl's Guide To Investing, Legitimately Mallie & The Haunting Dairies of Emily Jane. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlmogul/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/girlmogul/support

Shravani Bobde, Sr. Program Analyst- Contractor, discusses her work at the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and with the Young Women in Bio. https://www.womeninbio.org/general/custom.asp?page=Capital

What can you still do to help in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) announced that its Point-of-Care Technology Research Network (POCTRN) is soliciting proposals to further advance SARS-CoV-2 testing technologies to fill specific unmet national needs through RADx Tech II, a fast-track program that leverages POCTRN.In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast Jon Speer talks to Mark Marino, Vice President of Growth and Strategy Development at VentureWell. VentureWell has been involved with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Program. Listen to this episode to learn more about the RADx Tech II program to fast-track eligible technologies to market in 2021.Some highlights of this episode include:Under this RADx Tech II solicitation, NIBIB is seeking proposals to accelerate validation, manufacturing scale up, and commercialization of innovative COVID-19 testing capabilities.Capabilities include the full range of COVID testing from antigen to labs and POC to over-the-counter (OTC).Mark is starting to see some rapid evolution with some exciting technologies that are starting to come up in the pipeline of the market.It's unfortunate that it took COVID-19 to spark innovation and acceleration of bringing products and technologies to the market.Unmet needs still exist, particularly when it comes to screening, surveillance, diagnostics, and prognosis related to at-home and point of care tests.How are tests holding up to variants? Adjust and modify tests to be as fast and responsive to address variant capabilities.RADx Tech I versus Tech II programs will follow a similar phased-based approach for funding, infrastructure, and other systems. Less data is needed, but the data still needs to hold up.Memorable Quotes from Mark Marino:“It's labs, point of care, it's antigen, it's over-the-counter, really the full-range of COVID testing.”“Now, we're really starting to see some really rapid evolution with some really exciting technologies that are starting to come up in the pipeline of the market.”“Everyone kind of knows, everyone has an expertise. Everyone has the same goal. People are letting go of both ego and showing up with tons of humility about what can I do to help? How can I add value?”“We still understand that there are some unmet needs, particularly when it comes to screening, surveillance, diagnostics, and prognosis related to at-home and point of care tests.”Links:Mark Marino - LinkedInRADx Tech II - POCTRN - CIMITVentureWell Home Page - Welcome to VentureWellNational Institutes of Health (NIH)National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)FDA - Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)The Manhattan ProjectGreenlight Guru AcademyThe Greenlight Guru True Quality Virtual SummitMedTech True Quality Stories PodcastGreenlight Guru YouTube ChannelGreenlight Guru

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is considered one of the major innovations in the world of diagnostic radiology. By virtue of its flexible and noninvasive nature, MRI is one of the best tools we have to image the human body. However, conventional MRI scanners are gigantic machines that cost millions of dollars and weigh up to three tons - they are therefore limited in their distribution and point-of-care applicability. Wouldn't it be amazing if we could shrink conventional MRI scanners into portable machines that could be plugged in almost everywhere and provide imaging diagnostics in situations where it would otherwise be impossible? Does this sound like science fiction to you? Listen to this episode to learn how Dr. Clarissa Cooley and her collaborators at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging are working on transforming room-size scanners into TV-size machines that can be transported by cart.

Imagine a computer being able to diagnose cancer better than a team of doctors. That was the promise of artificial intelligence – that it would render human intelligence obsolete one day. But is this more hype than reality? We speak to Prof Ng Kwan Hoong, Medical Physicist and Professor, Department of Biomedical Imaging, University of Malaya, and Dr Evelyn Ho, Consultant Clinical Radiologist, to separate the aspirational aspects of AI from the practical, when it comes to improving imaging and diagnosis of diseases. Image source: Shutterstock

A key challenge in treating some cancers is the ability to distinguish tumors that are likely to metastasize from indolent disease that can be managed with active surveillance. Dr. Peder Larson has developed a non-invasive imaging method based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the rate at which a tumor creates lactic acid and transports it out of cells. In this conversation he explains how the technology works and how he hopes to create imaging biomarkers to identify cancers that require aggressive therapy. 3:13 – Peder Larson, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Residence and a Principal Investigator in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He’s also a core member of the joint UC Berkeley–UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering. 4:13 – How oncologists use imaging data 8:57 – How does MRI work? 13:11 – How MRIs are used in treatment decisions… 15:56 – …and some of their limitations 17:44 – How we could use MRIs to understand cancer metabolism 21:55 – On the special type of MRI focused on differences in metabolism, called Hyperpolarized carbon-13 magnetic resonance imaging, how it works, and why it’s so cool 25:43 – How he’s improved this technology 28:57 – The impact of ACS funding on cancer research 31:25 – A message he’d like to share with cancer patients, survivors and caregivers

In this episode, we chatted with Dr. Zsuzsanna Puspokis about how she co-founded Rhino3DMedical, a medical 3D printing-focused software based on Rhino 3D. Zsusanna demonstrated a few surgical examples in this interview. About our guest: Dr. Zsuzsanna PuspokisZsuzsanna received her PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) in 2016, where she completed her thesis at the internationally renowned Biomedical Imaging Group (BIG) headed by Prof. Unser.Following her doctoral studies in Biomedical Imaging and before starting her own company, Zsuzsanna worked for a year at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV, Switzerland) on the Human Brain Project, a flagship project of the European Union. During her employment at the hospital, she further strengthened her industry and academic links and deepened her knowledge of MRI imaging, from data acquisition to processing and analysis, in the clinical context.Since 2017, she is a co-founder and the COO of Mirrakoi SA. The company offers software solutions (Rhino3DMedical) for orthopedic and CMF surgical planning, facilitating the creation of patient-specific 3D printable anatomical models and surgical guides from medical CT/MRI scans (https://rhino3dmedical.com/). At Mirrakoi SA, Zsuzsanna leads the design and implementation of business operations. She is responsible for marketing and sales, including PR and customer relations. Zsuzsanna is well-connected within the European start-up, venture, academia, and entrepreneurship scenes where she has been active for several years and recognized by various awards and grants.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=STF9STPYVE2GG&source=url)

“Rapid quantitative imaging of high intensity ultrasonic pressure fields”The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 148, 660 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0001689 Authors: Huiwen Luo, Jiro Kusunose, Gianmarco Pinton, Charles F. Caskey, and William A. Grissom. In this episode, we speak with authors from Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Huiwen Luo, Research Assistant, William Grissom, Associate Professor of Biomedical Imaging, and Charles Caskey, Associate Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences. We will discuss their research on rapid quantitative imaging of high intensity ultrasonic pressure fields, and the rapid projection imaging method they have created for mapping ultrasonic pressure fields. We will examine their conception of this method, and the future applications of this work. Acoustical Society of America Publications Page  Music Credit: Min 2019 by minwbu from Pixabay. https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=1022 

Emotions are at the same time utterly central to who we are — where would we be without them? — and also seemingly peripheral to the “real” work our brains do, understanding the world and acting within it. Why do we have emotions, anyway? Are they hardwired into the brain? Lisa Feldman Barrett is one of the world’s leading experts in the psychology of emotions, and she emphasizes that they are more constructed and less hard-wired than you might think. How we feel and express emotions can vary from culture to culture or even person to person. It’s better to think of emotions of a link between affective response and our behaviors.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Lisa Feldman Barrett received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Waterloo. She is currently the University Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory at Northeastern University. She also holds research appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School in the Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program and at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology. Among her many honors are the Award for Distinguished Service in Psychological Science from the American Psychological Association, the Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Association for Psychological Science, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, and her latest book is Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.Web siteLab web pageNortheastern web pageGoogle Scholar profileAmazon author pageTalk on How the Brain Creates EmotionsWikipediaTwitter

Podcast: Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: 123 | Lisa Feldman Barrett on Emotions, Actions, and the BrainPub date: 2020-11-16Emotions are at the same time utterly central to who we are — where would we be without them? — and also seemingly peripheral to the “real” work our brains do, understanding the world and acting within it. Why do we have emotions, anyway? Are they hardwired into the brain? Lisa Feldman Barrett is one of the world's leading experts in the psychology of emotions, and she emphasizes that they are more constructed and less hard-wired than you might think. How we feel and express emotions can vary from culture to culture or even person to person. It's better to think of emotions of a link between affective response and our behaviors.Support Mindscape on Patreon.Lisa Feldman Barrett received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Waterloo. She is currently the University Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory at Northeastern University. She also holds research appointments at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School in the Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program and at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in the Department of Radiology. Among her many honors are the Award for Distinguished Service in Psychological Science from the American Psychological Association, the Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Association for Psychological Science, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is the author of How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, and her latest book is Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain.Web siteLab web pageNortheastern web pageGoogle Scholar profileAmazon author pageTalk on How the Brain Creates EmotionsWikipediaTwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sean Carroll | Wondery, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Imagine scientists designing technology based on the double-helix DNA structure in our cells: well, it's happened and this podcast takes you on a futuristic journey into an exciting technology. Richard talks with a researcher working on this technology and the two speculate on exciting possibilities. So hold on tight, and learn about How antenna the size of DNA might be used in biomedical imaging techniques to capture cell images, How that same structure on a larger scale can bring more home technologies into one device, and Why that double-helix structure and base pair combination is the perfect model for modern antennas. Great leaps often come from an inventor's effort to imitate nature and this is one such move. A researcher shares his exciting work on creating double-helix antennas with different sizes and capabilities. He explains the basics of antennas, but also opens up listener's appreciation for how many natural antennas exist in our bodies and world. He reminds us that antennae have always been inspired by nature, and, for example, are on the head of insects to detect chemical and mechanical signals in their environment. Therefore he and his colleagues looked inward and designed antenna inspired by DNA structure—a design structure modeling the double helix with base pairs that determine the antenna function. Because they've made these base pairs easy to switch, the function can be adjusted very easily and this makes them useful for the multiple applications that exist in today's multi-tech environment. He says that the three kinds of base pairs they use include those that work by capacitor, resistor, or conductor capabilities. He and Richard are able to explore numerous exciting potentials that different sizes, frequencies, and wavelengths make possible, from the importance of medical imaging to the convenience of wearable technology use. They even discuss how our own cells could be used as antenna, and explore how DNA's copy mechanisms might inform further developments. Modern materials such as the uses of photonic crystals and coherent optics keep those possibilities wide open. So listen in for more about cutting edge antenna technology.  Available on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2Os0myK

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.10.14.339416v1?rss=1 Authors: Hedde, P. N., Cinco, R., Malacrida, L., Kamaid, A., Gratton, E. Abstract: Hyperspectral imaging is highly sought after in many fields including mineralogy and geology, environment and agriculture, astronomy and, importantly, biomedical imaging and biological fluorescence. We developed ultrafast phasor-based hyperspectral snapshot microscopy based on sine/cosine interference filters to overcome the limitations of conventional hyperspectral imaging methods. Current approaches rely on slow spatial or spectral scanning limiting their application in living biological tissues, while faster snapshot methods such as image mapping spectrometry and multispectral interferometry are limited in spatial and/or spectral resolution, are computationally demanding, and devices are very expensive to manufacture. Leveraging light sheet microscopy, phasor-based hyperspectral snapshot microscopy improved imaging speed 10-100 fold and enabled previously elusive hyperspectral metabolic imaging of live, three-dimensional mouse tissues. As a fit-free method that does not require any a priori information, the phasor approach could also spectrally resolve subtle differences between cell types in the developing zebrafish retina and spectrally separate and track multiple organelles in 3D cultured cells. The sine/cosine snapshot method is adaptable to any microscope or imaging device thus making hyperspectral imaging broadly available to researchers and the public. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Oxford doctoral researcher Hanna Nowicka explains the development of her interest in biomedical engineering and her work on brain imaging methods, and shares some of the realities of DPhil/PhD life. Hanna is a Clarendon Scholar who conducted her research at FMRIB, Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging. Listen using the audio player above or download the … Continue reading Biomedical imaging doctoral researcher, Hanna Nowicka — WOAE091 →

Executive Editor Michael Roy speaks with Jennifer Dwyer, M.D., Ph.D., and Awais Aftab, M.D., about the physiology of three major endocrine systems and about the evidence for hormone-based interventions in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Dr. Dwyer is an assistant professor at Yale University, where she is affiliated with the Child Study Center and the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Aftab is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. He is also an attending psychiatrist at Northcoast Behavioral HealthCare Hospital. Why are effective treatments for major depressive disorder lacking? [2:22] Why have hormones been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depression? [4:28] Three particular parts of the hormonal system that have been linked to alterations in mood [7:05] The role of the HPA axis in major depression [8:44] The role of the HPT axis in major depression [11:39] The role of the HPG axis in major depression, and differences between men and women [19:42] The efficacy, or drawbacks, of different kinds of hormonal interventions to treat depression [31:15] Overall conclusions as to the utility of hormonal treatments for major depression [39:04] The main messages that researchers, clinicians, and other mental health professionals should take away from the article [40:22] Recommendations for further research in this area [41:32] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. Watch Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., present highlights from the August issue. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org

The National Institutes of Health wasted no time in putting pandemic stimulus money to use. It launched RADx, a program to enlist industry and academia in a biomedical engineering approach to the pandemic. It stands for Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics. Joining the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details, the program officer of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Dr. Michael Wolfson.

In episode 2, we focus on information. Places to get it, how to titrate the right amount, people to trust. I welcome Dr. Howard Forman is Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale, and he also oversees the MBA program and has a background in public policy. We have an interesting conversation about the novel corona virus. I also contemplate the role of physicians as front-line healthcare workers as soldiers in a war.

Dr. Michael Weiner discusses the challenges in patient recruiting in clinical trials for Alzheimer's Disease, and more. Michael Weiner, MD, is a Professor in Residence in Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Below are some clinical trials Dr. Weiner is currently working on- source UCSF Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 3 (ADNI3) Protocol Start Date: Oct 2016 Estimated Completion Date: Oct 2021 Recruitment Status: Recruiting Condition(s): Mild Cognitive Impairment,Alzheimer's Disease     Online Neuropsychological Test Validation Project With Imaging Pilot Start Date: Jan 2015 Estimated Completion Date: Dec 2020 Recruitment Status: Active, not recruiting Condition(s): Validation of Online Cognitive Testing     Brain Health Registry Start Date: Sep 2013 Estimated Completion Date: Sep 2028 Recruitment Status: Recruiting Condition(s): Neurodegenerative Disease  

Bruce Tromberg discusses the importance his department's research in biophontics and biomedical imaging plays in technologies that serve the greater health care space.

What unique qualities and skill sets do you bring to the table? Are you comfortable exercising and showcasing your abilities? Too often, it can take decades for scientists and researchers to build up the courage and confidence to lead with their abilities. If you find yourself struggling to step boldly into your wheelhouse - you aren’t alone. Here to help you embrace your curiosity, analytical perspective, and drive to ask questions is Dr. Donna J. Dean. Donna has had a distinguished career with 27 years in the federal government at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA), followed by five years as a senior science advisor at Lewis-Burke Associates, a DC-based government relations consulting firm. She recently compiled her experiences in a highly effective guide entitled “Getting the Most Out of Your Mentoring Relationships: A Handbook for Women in STEM.” Dr. Dean attended Berea College in Kentucky, graduating with a B.A. in chemistry, and minors in biology and mathematics, and then received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University. What You’ll Hear On This Episode of When Science Speaks [1:03] Mark introduces his guest, Donna Dean. [4:50] Why the ability to analyze and multi-task is so valuable. [8:15] Skills you need to succeed as a scientist. [11:00] Donna talks about her experience testifying before Congress. [16:20] What led Donna to her work at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? [21:10] Donna reflects on her time at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [28:50] Advice for postdocs. Connect with Donna Dean Donna on LinkedIn Donna’s book: Getting the Most out of Your Mentoring Relationships Resources & People Mentioned National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. Food and Drug Administration Embrace your curiosity Looking back on her career as a scientist and policy advocate, Donna stresses the critical role that curiosity played on her successful journey. As you can imagine, the road wasn’t easy, Donna had to forge her path and learn many lessons on the fly. One situation that came up from her time at NIH involved Donna exercising her keen analytical skills and innate curiosity. Noticing that her boss’s message wasn’t connecting during an important meeting with several people in the room, Donna had to find a way to let him know after the fact in the most polite, yet direct, way possible, as time was short. In her role as a mentor over the years - Donna has worked hard to encourage up and coming leaders to develop and expand their skill sets. Donna is so passionate about equipping young leaders that she wrote a book about it. You can explore the helpful insights Donna has to share by reading her book - the link is in the resources section of this post. Ask questions Almost everyone enjoys talking about themselves or something they are passionate about. Leaders like you can use that to your advantage to find common ground with people you don’t naturally have an affinity toward. Donna says that one of the best skills that scientists and researchers bring to the table is their ability to ask questions and get to the heart of the issue at hand. In her career - Donna has taken the initiative to lead with questions. Tasked with the effort to form the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at NIH from the ground up - Donna asked a pivotal question - how do I do this? With no staff, budget, space, or grants, Donna went to work - reaching out and taking the time to ask questions. Donna operated at the highest levels within NIH. She is a skilled, first-in-her family college graduate (and first PhD, as a result), who made a major impact in her specialty. Donna has several valuable insights and experiences to share from her impressive career - make sure to catch her full conversation with Mark by listening to this episode. Connect With Mark and When Science Speaks http://WhenScienceSpeaks.com https://bayerstrategic.com/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/BayerStrategic On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bayer-Strategic-Consulting-206102993131329 On YouTube: http://bit.ly/BSConTV On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdanielbayer/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bayerstrategic/ On Medium: https://medium.com/@markbayer17 Subscribe to When Science Speaks on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher

Dr. Thomas Lang, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the UCSF School of Medicine, joins the show to discuss human health and physiology in space. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 13 executive producers—Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Laszlo, Jamison, Guinevere, and four anonymous—and 51 other supporters on Patreon. Thomas Lang | UCSF Profiles NASA Honors Two UCSF Scientists for Top Discoveries in Microgravity | UC San Francisco Browse Articles | npj Microgravity Towards human exploration of space: the THESEUS review series on muscle and bone research priorities | npj Microgravity The Space Show - March 7, 2017 - Dr. Francis Cucinotta on space radiation Study Reveals Immune System is Dazed and Confused During Spaceflight | NASA For an Immune Cell, Microgravity Mimics Aging | NASA Spaceflight alters expression of microRNA during T-cell activation. - PubMed - NCBI Spaceflight and simulated microgravity cause a significant reduction of key gene expression in early T-cell activation. - PubMed - NCBI Skeletal health in long-duration astronauts: nature, assessment, and management recommendations from the NASA Bone Summit. - PubMed - NCBI Email your thoughts and comments to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Google Play, Stitcher, or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Buy shirts and Rocket Socks from the Main Engine Cut Off Shop Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon

What is radioactivity? Where are you from? Send us a postcard! Strange Attractor, c/ PO Box 9, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia What is radioactivity? Including alpha, beta & gamma decay, half-life, background radiation & health effects (Physics.org) Types of radioactivity (Andy Darvill's Science Site) The difference between radioactivity & radiation (The Conversation) Cool chart that shows radiation doses for all sorts of things...including sleeping next to someone & eating a banana (xkcd) Alpha, beta & gamma penetration (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) Alpha, beta & gamma penetration (BBC, GCSE) Radioactive elements can 'decay' into other elements — here's the crazy decay chain for uranium-238 (Wikipedia) There are 29 radioactive elements on Earth & thousands more radioactive isotopes (Wikipedia) Some examples of radioactive isotopes or 'radionuclides' (Wikipedia) Some 'nuclides' are stable, but most are radioactive & decay — here's a list of >900 with half-lives from 50 million years (Wikipedia) The number 20 is a 'score' in ye olde talk (Wikipedia) What is uranium? (Jefferson Lab) What is plutonium? (Jefferson Lab) What is an alpha particle? (Physics Department, Idaho State University) During alpha decay, alpha particles (helium nuclei) are released from a radioactive atom's nucleus (Wikipedia) The crazy strong nuclear forces involved (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) Conservation of energy — it can neither be lost nor gained (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Energy equals mass: e=mc^2 & all that malarky (livescience) Alpha particles are the least harmful in that they are large & can be easily stopped by e.g. paper; however, if ingested they're super dangerous (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) Radioactive elements are inherently unstable (Reference) Sometimes you have to wait a loooooong time for a radioactive element to spit out a particle, like 4.5 billion years (Wikipedia) Everything is radioactive in the periodic table from 83 (bismuth) onwards (Wikipedia) Why is radioactive decay random & spontaneous? (I'm a scientist get me out of here) Schrödinger's cat (IFL Science) What is polonium? (Jefferson Lab) What is alchemy? (livescience) What is an isotope? (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) What is an isotope? (The Conversation) Fact or fiction?: Lead can be turned into gold (Scientific American) It sounds like isotopes can indeed have too few neutrons, as well as too many (The Naked Scientists) What is a beta particle? (Idaho State University) Beta radioactivity (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) An electron is ~1,800 times smaller than a proton (Jefferson Lab) What is a gamma ray? (Idaho State University) Gamma rays consist of high-energy photons (Wikipedia) Gamma radioactivity (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) Ionising radiation "carries enough energy to free electrons from atoms or molecules, thereby ionising them" (Wikipedia) How radiation sickness works (Science, How Stuff Works) Too much ionising radiation is bad...but humans have evolved to be able to cope with a certain amount of background radiation (World Nuclear Association) Natural background radiation (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Association) Bananas are a bit radioactive because they contain potassium: The banana equivalent dose (Wikipedia) Still cleaning up: 30 years after the Chernobyl disaster (The Atlantic) Flying and health: Cosmic radiation exposure for casual flyers and aircrew (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) Health threats for astronauts from cosmic rays (Wikipedia) How does lead absorb radiation like x-rays and gamma rays? (The Naked Scientists) How do x-rays work? (Wonderopolis) Radiation therapy employs x-rays, gamma rays & charged particles to kill cancer cells (National Cancer Institute) The 'gamma knife' delivers precise beams of radiation to diseased brain tissue or tumour from a large number of directions (Imaginis) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans don't use radiation (National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering) Computed tomography (CT) scans use ionising radiation (National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering) Positron emission tomography (PET) scans use radiopharmaceuticals (National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering) Alexander Litvinenko: Profile of murdered Russian spy — the guy who drank tea with polonium-210 in it (BBC News) Want some polonium-209? It'll set you back USD$3,200 per microcurie (Jefferson Lab) Sydney's Lucas Heights reactor to ramp up nuclear medicine production to meet world demand (ABC News) Synchrotrons are extremely powerful sources of x-rays (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility) The Australian synchrotron is in Clayton (Australian Synchrotron) Ikea Springvale How does a nuclear power station work? (Explain That Stuff!) A discussion about whether Mark Watney from 'The Martian' had a high cancer risk after heating up his little car with a radioactive source (Quora) How to protect astronauts from space radiation on Mars (NASA) Radioactive waste management (World Nuclear Association) Nuclear agencies are searching for the signs, language & solutions that will warn our descendants to stay away (FT Magazine) Cockroaches have an exoskeleton so they probably wouldn't know what a skull & cross bones are (Wikipedia) Thaw could release Cold War-era radioactive waste buried under Greenland's ice (ABC News) Greeland is an autonomous country within the Danish realm (Wikipedia) Nuclear power in space (Wikipedia) How do nuclear submarines work? (Science, How Stuff Works) The nuclear submarine that can remain underwater for 25 years (Wired) 'Letters of last resort' are written by all new UK Prime Ministers, with instructions to submarine commanding officers on what to do if a nuclear strike wipes out the Government (Wikipedia) Billionaires are buying submarines (The Daily Mail UK) Can nuclear waste be neutralised by bacteria? (Engineering.com) Iggy Pop is indeed alive & currently 69 (IggyPop.com) Nirvana David Bowie Ziggy Stardust (Wikipedia) Billy Joel Kim Wilde Atomic clocks & cesium...not radioactive even though they sound like it (HyperPhysics, Georgia State University) Atomic clocks (Wikipedia) Microwaves are not radioactive (Cancer Research UK) Mobile phones are not radioactive — they emit electromagnetic radiation, which is very different, & they also don't emit enough energy to break the molecular bonds inside cells (Scientific American) Mobile phones are not radioactive (Skeptic) Here's the patch you stick on your phone that apparently saves you from the evil 'radiation' — decide for yourself (cellsafe) Ionising (bad one) vs non-ionising radiation (Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) UV light is ionising radiation & can break chemical bonds in cells (livescience) Suffering endures for 'Radium Girls' who painted watches in the '20s (Hartford Web Publishing) The Bachelor, Australia (Channel Ten) Corrections An exact description of how the Americium-241 in smoke detectors works (Wikipedia) Bismuth's half-life is estimated to be more than a billion times the age of the universe (Wikipedia) Billy Idol isn't chubbsy at all...sorry Billy, you still got it (BillyIdol.net) The metre was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator (not Paris) to the North Pole (Wikipedia) One of the main dreams of alchemy was to turn lead (atomic number 82) into gold (atomic number 79), which would have meant losing protons, not gaining (livescience) Cheeky review? 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Listen to our conversation with Martha Herbert, MD.  Dr. Herbert is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, a Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroscientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and an affiliate of the Harvard-MIT-MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, where she is director of the TRANSCEND Research Program (Treatment Research and […]

Listen to our conversation with Martha Herbert, MD.  Dr. Herbert is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, a Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroscientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and an affiliate of the Harvard-MIT-MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, where she is director of the TRANSCEND Research Program (Treatment Research and […]

Listen to our conversation with Martha Herbert, MD.  Dr. Herbert is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, a Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroscientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and an affiliate of the Harvard-MIT-MGH Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, where she is director of the TRANSCEND Research Program (Treatment Research and […]

Presented April 19, 2016 by Vitaly Napadow, Ph.D., Lic.Ac. Director, Center for Integrative Pain NeuroImaging (CiPNI), Associate Professor, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Mass. The Lecture Series is kindly underwritten by the Friends of Integrative Medicine and Susan & Dan Boggio 

Roy Masters of Fhu.com talks to Leigh and Wendy about meditation and how it can vastly improve your life. This exercise is so simple, takes so little time and has such profound implications for reducing stress and emotionally detoxing that you cannot afford not to do it. I beg you to at least try incorporating Roy Master’s meditation into your lifestyle to solve your problems, reduce stress, increase awareness and essentially, emotionally detox. Learn how to meditate with Roy Masters, the meditation master. Transcript Click here to view the full transcript for #47 Take Control of Your Mind and Meditate with Roy Masters. About Roy Masters Our guest Roy Masters has promoted a simple form of meditation for decades, which we’re going to discuss in detail today. In 1960, Roy began America’s very first call in show for personal and spiritual guidance called “Advice Line”. Still on the air today, it is broadcast nationwide on 190 radio stations and on the internet. He has written 16 acclaimed books and produced numerous meditation CD’s. He is the founder of the Brighton Academy, considered by many to be one of the most innovative private schools in the country. He is the founder of the Foundation for Human Understanding, which for 50 years has aimed to provide support to anyone searching for personal and spiritual guidance.  You can find his site at FHU.com. Benefits of Meditation Better Focus Because meditation is a practice in focusing our attention and being aware of when it drifts, this actually improves our focus when we’re not meditating, as well. It’s a lasting effect that comes from regular bouts of meditation. Less Anxiety This point is pretty technical, but it’s really interesting. The more we meditate, the less anxiety we have, and it turns out this is because we're actually loosening the connections of particular neural pathways. What happens without meditation is that there’s a section of our brains that’s sometimes called the Me Center (it’s technically the medial prefrontal cortex). This is the part that processes information relating to ourselves and our experiences. Normally the neural pathways from the bodily sensation and fear centers of the brain to the Me Center are really strong. When you experience a scary or upsetting sensation, it triggers a strong reaction in your Me Center, making you feel scared and under attack. When we meditate, we weaken this neural connection. This means that we don’t react as strongly to sensations that might have once lit up our Me Centers. As we weaken this connection, we simultaneously strengthen the connection between what’s known as our Assessment Center (the part of our brains known for reasoning) and our bodily sensation and fear centers. So when we experience scary or upsetting sensations, we can more easily look at them rationally. For example, when you experience pain, rather than becoming anxious and assuming it means something is wrong with you, you can watch the pain rise and fall without becoming ensnared in a story about what it might mean. Better Memory One of the things meditation has been linked to is improving rapid memory recall. Catherine Kerr, a researcher at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and the Osher Research Center found that people who practiced mindful meditation were able to adjust the brain wave that screens out distractions and increase their productivitymore quickly that those that did not meditate. She said that this ability to ignore distractions could explain “their superior ability to rapidly remember and incorporate new facts.” This seems to be very similar to the power of being exposed to new situations that will also dramatically improve our memory of things. Less Stress Mindful meditation has been shown to help people perform under pressure while feeling less stressed. A 2012 study split a group of human resources managers into three, which one third participating in mindful meditation training, Are toxic metals causing your fatigue and health issues? Find out by taking Wendy’s Heavy Metals Quiz at

Roderic I. Pettigrew, PhD, MD & Director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering was the guest speaker.

Arridge, S (University College London) Monday 12 December 2011, 13:30-14:30

Paragios, N (École Centrale de Paris) Monday 22 August 2011, 14:45-15:30

Burger, M (Münster) Friday 29 July 2011, 14:00-15:00

The last years have seen a tremendous increase of data acquisition in different scientific fields such as molecular biology, bioinformatics or biomedicine. Therefore, novel methods are needed for automatic data processing and analysis of this large amount of data. Data mining is the process of applying methods like clustering or classification to large databases in order to uncover hidden patterns. Clustering is the task of partitioning points of a data set into distinct groups in order to minimize the intra cluster similarity and to maximize the inter cluster similarity. In contrast to unsupervised learning like clustering, the classification problem is known as supervised learning that aims at the prediction of group membership of data objects on the basis of rules learned from a training set where the group membership is known. Specialized methods have been proposed for hierarchical and partitioning clustering. However, these methods suffer from several drawbacks. In the first part of this work, new clustering methods are proposed that cope with problems from conventional clustering algorithms. ITCH (Information-Theoretic Cluster Hierarchies) is a hierarchical clustering method that is based on a hierarchical variant of the Minimum Description Length (MDL) principle which finds hierarchies of clusters without requiring input parameters. As ITCH may converge only to a local optimum we propose GACH (Genetic Algorithm for Finding Cluster Hierarchies) that combines the benefits from genetic algorithms with information-theory. In this way the search space is explored more effectively. Furthermore, we propose INTEGRATE a novel clustering method for data with mixed numerical and categorical attributes. Supported by the MDL principle our method integrates the information provided by heterogeneous numerical and categorical attributes and thus naturally balances the influence of both sources of information. A competitive evaluation illustrates that INTEGRATE is more effective than existing clustering methods for mixed type data. Besides clustering methods for single data objects we provide a solution for clustering different data sets that are represented by their skylines. The skyline operator is a well-established database primitive for finding database objects which minimize two or more attributes with an unknown weighting between these attributes. In this thesis, we define a similarity measure, called SkyDist, for comparing skylines of different data sets that can directly be integrated into different data mining tasks such as clustering or classification. The experiments show that SkyDist in combination with different clustering algorithms can give useful insights into many applications. In the second part, we focus on the analysis of high resolution magnetic resonance images (MRI) that are clinically relevant and may allow for an early detection and diagnosis of several diseases. In particular, we propose a framework for the classification of Alzheimer's disease in MR images combining the data mining steps of feature selection, clustering and classification. As a result, a set of highly selective features discriminating patients with Alzheimer and healthy people has been identified. However, the analysis of the high dimensional MR images is extremely time-consuming. Therefore we developed JGrid, a scalable distributed computing solution designed to allow for a large scale analysis of MRI and thus an optimized prediction of diagnosis. In another study we apply efficient algorithms for motif discovery to task-fMRI scans in order to identify patterns in the brain that are characteristic for patients with somatoform pain disorder. We find groups of brain compartments that occur frequently within the brain networks and discriminate well among healthy and diseased people.