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Reducing antipsychotic dosage feasible, effecti...

Results from an open-label, single-arm prospective [PET] study indicate that reducing dosage of antipsychotics is feasible among patients with late-life schizophrenia and can improve extrapyramidal symptoms, hyperprolactinemia and other symptoms...

Reducing antipsychotic dosage feasible, effecti...

Results from an open-label, single-arm prospective [PET] study indicate that reducing dosage of antipsychotics is feasible among patients with late-life schizophrenia and can improve extrapyramidal symptoms, hyperprolactinemia and other symptoms...

HIMSS survey finds emphasis on cybersecurity

Healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing cybersecurity, according to a recent survey released by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) at this week's Privacy and Security Forum in Chicago....

HIMSS survey finds emphasis on cybersecurity

Healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing cybersecurity, according to a recent survey released by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) at this week's Privacy and Security Forum in Chicago....

Study: MRI contrast agents leave heavy metal de...

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- Repeated use of specific "linear"-type gadolinium-based contrast agents, or GBCAs, for MRIs leads to deposits of the heavy metal gadolinium in the brain, according to...

Study: MRI contrast agents leave heavy metal de...

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- Repeated use of specific "linear"-type gadolinium-based contrast agents, or GBCAs, for MRIs leads to deposits of the heavy metal gadolinium in the brain, according to...

Virtual-reality' therapy can reduce people's cr...

A form of 'virtual-reality' therapy may help people with alcohol dependence reduce their craving for alcohol, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the July issue of the Journal...

Virtual-reality' therapy can reduce people's cr...

A form of 'virtual-reality' therapy may help people with alcohol dependence reduce their craving for alcohol, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the July issue of the Journal...

Amyloid Scans Increase Treatment Rate After Inc...

In patients with indeterminate traditional fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET scans, early amyloid PET could lead to earlier treatment, and the preservation of cognitive function, in up to one-sixth of patients, new research...

Amyloid Scans Increase Treatment Rate After Inc...

In patients with indeterminate traditional fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET scans, early amyloid PET could lead to earlier treatment, and the preservation of cognitive function, in up to one-sixth of patients, new research...

Florbetaben-PET finds more beta-amyloid plaques

New research indicates that PET imaging with the radiotracer florbetaben can detect a form of beta-amyloid plaque that develops early in the brain. The findings could possibly lead to the...

Florbetaben-PET finds more beta-amyloid plaques

New research indicates that PET imaging with the radiotracer florbetaben can detect a form of beta-amyloid plaque that develops early in the brain. The findings could possibly lead to the...