After a night of no sleep, even a healthy brain has higher than normal levels of the protein that forms the signature tangles in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the Netherlands. {read more here}

Richard J. Albin, the pathologist who is often cited for having discovered the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in 1970, makes a case against prostate screening in his new book, coauthored with Ronald Piana, The Great Prostate Hoax: How Big Medicine Hijacked the PSA Test and Caused a Public Health Disaster , as reported by the Washington Poston May 12. {read more here}

Dedicated breast PET appears to be performing up to industry standards according to encouraging results from a study evaluating the emerging technology published May 8 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. {read more here}

PET/CT prior to hepatic resection for advanced colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases may not be as beneficial as previously thought, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medicine Association . {read more here}