Women nearing menopause have higher levels of a brain protein linked to depression than both younger and menopausal women, according to a new study. {read more here}

Piramal Imaging today released details from research presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), currently underway at St. Louis Convention Center in St. Louis, Mo. {read more here}

Few options remain for patients with chemical-castration resistant prostate cancer and even effective imaging can be tough once advanced metastases take hold. However an emerging radiotracer homes in on prostate-specific anatomy and finds elusive lesions, according to a study presented this year at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 2014 Annual Meeting. {read more here}

Novel PET imaging of the hallmark neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer’s disease using F-18 THK5117 has nabbed the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 2014 Image of the Year award, presented to the researchers with the most spectacular visual demonstration of their work. The study involved was one of many presented today during the 2014 annual meeting press conference. This one in particular is groundbreaking because it exemplifies how longitudinal tau PET imaging tracks the progression of Alzheimer’s pathology compared to amyloid imaging. {read more here}