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December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

WUSTL Team Receives $6.3 Million Grant to Develop PET Scan Tracers

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The Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSTL) will create a new research center to investigate and advance the development of tracers for positron emission tomography (PET) scans. ... Read more

June 28, 2018June 28, 2018

Probe That Acts as PET Scan Tracer May Give Glimpse into Gene Therapy’s Effects on Brain

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A radioactive probe that might enable imaging tools to effectively monitor what a gene therapy is doing in the brain — important in treating diseases like multiple sclerosis with ... Read more

May 3, 2018May 2, 2018

Let Go and Live

Columns, Silver Linings - a Column by Jennifer Powell

Six weeks ago, Abby, my golden retriever, had a seizure. I was sitting behind her when she began to rock; I have never moved so fast. I could only ... Read more

January 16, 2018January 19, 2018

Myelin Loss Can Be Assessed With Innovative Imaging Approach, Study Suggests

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A novel imaging approach enables assessment of key nervous system deterioration in multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study in mice suggests. The research, “Development of a PET radioligand for potassium ... Read more

November 15, 2016November 15, 2016

New Way of Scanning Brain Captures Onset of Inflammation in MS Mice and Patients

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Advances in brain imaging are making it possible to visualize early and ongoing events in multiple sclerosis (MS) — beginning with the first signs of inflammation caused by immune cells ... Read more

July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

High Depression Rates in MS Patients Tied to Brain Inflammation in Recent Study

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Inflammation in a brain region called the hippocampus might explain why patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from depression far more often than patients with other chronic brain diseases. ... Read more

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