Suffering a traumatic brain injury may lead to a buildup of Alzheimer’s-type plaques in the brain, including in regions not typically affected by such plaques, a small new study suggests. {read more here}

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found the method they developed to image the prostate appears to be much better at detecting prostate cancer than any other test — radiographical, biopsy or blood — in use today. The findings are published online, ahead of print, in the journal Urology. {read more here}

Hybrid imaging platforms, which have widespread applications in cardiology, oncology, brain imaging, drug discovery and personalized medicine, are gaining ground in clinical settings. {read more here}

To reach their findings, which are published in the journal Brain, the team scanned the brains of more than 50 participants using positron emission tomography (PET).  Some of the study participants were at higher risk for Alzheimer’s due to having relatives with gene mutations related to the disease, while some patients had non-inherited, “sporadic” Alzheimer’s. {read more here}