Brain MRI Indicates Link Between Amygdala Volume And Social Network.

In a recent study, brain MRI scans showed that the more varied social network an individual has, the bigger his/her amygdala will be. The study was carried out by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US. The findings appear in the 26 December advance online issue of Nature Neuroscience.
The amygdala consists of 2 symmetrically placed small almond shaped structures located deep into the temporal lobe. It is connected to various brain structures and amygdala is involved in a wide range of behavioral functions.  "We considered a single primate species, humans, and found that the amygdala volume positively correlated with the size and complexity of social networks in adult humans. They found the link was just as strong when they adjusted for age (older people have on average smaller amygdala volumes than younger people) and when they analyzed left and right amygdalas separately, indicating no lateralization of the effect" said Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett, the study co-leader, from MGH's Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Program and a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University.

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New Screening Tools Offer New Chances For Radiologists

A new regulation has been launched under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act affecting practices under the in-office ancillary exception of the Stark law. Referring doctors who offer in-office screening services must offer their patients with a list of other options in their region.


According to this new rule, Thomas W. Greeson, a partner at the Falls Church, Va., office of healthcare group Reed Smith LLP mentioned that most diagnostic imaging centers and radiology groups will not be affected directly, however, he reported that some radiology groups are going to be subjected to the requirement for instance interventional radiologists who are working as treating doctors.

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CT Scans Can Help In Detecting Lung Cancer In High Risk Populations.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati reported that CT scans can be more effective in cases of high risk lung cancer, if the scans were followed by clinical routine with a multidisciplinary care team.  

These results have been reached after a clinical trial conducted on a high-risk local population with rates of histoplasmosis, a fungal infection that enters the body through the lungs and increases the likelihood of lung nodules, three times higher than the national average, performed by Dr. Sandra Starnes, director of thoracic surgery at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and a surgeon with UC Health.
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Michelson Diagnostics Chosen To Participate In Future Health Mission 2011

Between more than 70 applicants, Michelson Diagnostics Ltd, the Orpington, UK-based developer and manufacturer of laser scanners for use in non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis & treatment is chosen to participate in the Future Health Mission 2011 to the USA. The event is taking place in San Francisco along with the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Investing Conference in early January.

Regarding to the mission organizers, the Future Health Mission 2011 may provide the businessmen responsible for these 20 growing healthcare technology companies with the opportunity to connect with key people from the US's top technology businesses. Those companies which are the most successful in the UK will manage a conference to meet the media from all over the world as well as investors and potential partners.

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