The University of Texas Austin announced yesterday that a new method for enriching targets for medical isotopes has been developed and patented.

A market report on breast imaging technologies published this month by research firm Markets and Markets forecasts growth in breast imaging to approximately $3 billion in the next five years.

There may be drugs at the industry's fingertips, already approved, that could be of value in treating patients with neurodegenerative disease if repurposed and brought to regulatory approval for expanded indications, but these may be stalled due to rundown patents and a lack of financial incentive in the market, according the a study published June 24 in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Brain Foundation announced yesterday that they have named former NFL champion Ben Utecht an official, nationwide spokesperson for the AAN. Utecht will now be charged with advocating awareness of sports concussions and their dangers.

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC) today said that a study in the June 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) underscores the value of ongoing research toward improved methods of detecting and treating invasive cancer.

Follow-up on the largest randomized study of fractionation techniques for radiation treatment has shown that hyperfractionated radiotherapy improves local-regional control and overall survival at five years for patients with locally advanced squamous cell cancer compared with standard fractionation and other accelerated fractionation techniques.

The 19th world congress on heart disease organized by the International Academy of Cardiology will be covering the cutting edge of cardiovascular research, including molecular and cellular cardiology, from July 25-28 at the Hyatt Regency Boston.

Adding tomosynthesis to digital mammography results in a decrease in recall rates and an increase in cancer detection rates, according to a study published online June 25 by JAMA.