NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA is the primary Federal agency supporting and conducting Alzheimer's disease research.
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Functional ultrasound shows color image maps that can indicate the softness or hardness of specific tissues, movement and velocity of tissue or blood, and other physical characteristics. Learn about how doctors use functional ultrasound in NIBIB's new 60 Seconds of Science video.
In this second part of our Ultrasound series we look at how the technology behind Ultrasound actually works and how it can 'see' inside your body.
Thanks to Charlotte Henningsen, MS, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, FAIUM ( adu.edu ) for providing some of the imagery in this video.
For more information on Ultrasound scans: https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/ultrasound
In Part 1 of the Ultrasound Series we present an overview of the technology and describe the common types of Ultrasound you might encounter.
Buttermilk is a funny thing. Many of our favorite food items—pancakes, biscuits—begin with “buttermilk.” And even if you’re the kind of foodie who has tons of food knowledge and can readily explain the difference between all the types of butter or you're willing to expound on what separates cider from apple juice, you may have trouble verbalizing what makes buttermilk different than regular milk. Sure, you know enough to buy it at the grocery when Smashed Buttermilk Potato Salad is on the menu, but if you were to be put on the spot, what do you really think buttermilk is?
X-rays were one of the first forms of biomedical imaging and NIBIB's 60 Seconds of Science explain how they create those images of bones we all know well.
NIBIB's 60 Seconds of Science explains what is happening in the body when it undergoes an PET scan.
Research funded by NIH at Massachusetts General Hospital has yielded a miniature, point-of-care Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) device that can non- invasively diagnose cancer and has demonstrated superior accuracy and speed when compared to standard biopsy. The micro-NMR does this by analyzing cells, proteins, nucleic acids, viruses, and bacteria from unpurified biological samples -- all in less than an hour. Using unprocessed samples eliminates the need for a lab and trained technicians.
NIH funded research at Rutgers University has resulted in the development of new materials for biomedical applications. One example is a new resorbable cardiovascular stent that can replace the metal stents currently in use, which remain in the body and often cause long-term complications. This stent also delivers medication and is radio-opaque, allowing imaging and controlled monitoring of the re-absorption process.
Research funded by the NIH at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has resulted in the ability to provide both mouse liver function and human liver function in the same mouse. This capability enables researchers to investigate how human livers metabolize drugs, to test susceptibility to toxicity, and to demonstrate species-specific responses that typically do not show up until clinical trials.
For more information on the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering go to http://www.nibib.nih.gov/
Whatever you are seeing, its past is set. The existence of life on earth is also included. One day this too will become past. but, when?
You may not believe it, but according to the study of fossils, the existence of life on earth has been around 3.5 billion years. Over the time, the Earth has faced many disasters - getting fed up or colliding with pieces of space, mass poisoning of creatures, radiation that burns everything….
Obviously, even if life poses such a grave threat, the existence of life will not be completely lost from the earth.
Now a technology has come in the field of storage devices that will store your data for billions of years. Researchers at the University of South Hampton have created simple glass-like "internal storage systems". Up to 360 TB (terabytes) of data can be recorded through laser technology.
Researchers at the Optoelectronics Research Center have created this "Superman glass crystal". Researchers are currently looking for companies that can make it available in the market. Such stores will have dataglass discs that have three layers with a distance of five micrometres.
A person's personality can be detected with a selfie. According to a recent research, it can be definitely detected. A research at Nanyang Tectonical University in Singapore has revealed that selfies can be traced to the persona of governance.
Researchers claim that the face of the person seen in the selfie, selfie bird and photo angle can be used to know about his purity and many other information.
Experts said that if a selfie is not happy and looks smiling, it is possible, it can be gentle hearted and altruistic. Here one has to talk between the real and fake Musanan.
Epidural stimulation research funded by the NIH demonstrates remarkable results in humans with severe spinal cord injury. Dr. Reggie Edgerton has found that by increasing the excitability of the body's neural network, a level of function can be achieved, including the ability to stand independently. Perhaps even more remarkable, is the regaining of voluntary control of bladder, bowel, and sexual function.
For more information on the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering go to https://www.nibib.nih.gov/