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IM Publications publishes press releases highlighting issues and papers from its periodicals of particular importance and interest. These are listed below.
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Mountain climbing without the headaches
Submitted by ianm on 4 April 2014 - 9:33am
By monitoring blood flow in the brains of six climbers scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, German medical researchers have identified a possible way to prevent the headaches that are a common feature of altitude sickness.
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NIR spectroscopy can ensure the safety and purity of dairy products
Submitted by ianm on 29 October 2013 - 11:25am
JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy has published a Special Issue on Milk and Milk Products, containing papers reporting new developments and uses of NIR spectroscopy as a valuable tool along the full dairy chain.
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Winners of IM Publications NIR Poster Prize
Submitted by ianm on 23 September 2013 - 4:02pm
Professors Takuma Genkawa and Naoto Kakuta are the winners of the IM Publications NIR Poster Prize at ICAVS-7, held in Kobe, Japan, at the end of August 2013.
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A non-invasive method for estimating skin thickness
Submitted by ianm on 13 December 2012 - 2:11pm
A novel application of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy offers skin specialists the ability to monitor skin for medical and cosmetic purposes in a cost-effective and harmless manner.
Skin thickness is an important skin property in cosmetology, dermatology and pharmaceutical science. It varies significantly between the face and other body parts, and changes with age and environment factors.
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World’s smallest reaction chamber
Submitted by ianm on 6 December 2012 - 2:34pm
Scientists from New Zealand, Austria and the UK have created the world’s smallest reaction chamber, with a mixing volume that can be measured in femtolitres (million billionths of a litre).
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Press Release: Finding Hard Maize Grains from an Image
Submitted by ianm on 24 September 2012 - 4:09pm
A novel near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy imaging technique can determine the hardness of maize (corn) grains without destroying them, says a new paper* in JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy. This new technique could offer food processors huge savings in time and money compared to other methods for determining grain hardness.
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Press Release: Images Reveal Potential for NIR Imaging to Detect Success of Breast Reconstruction
Submitted by ianm on 24 September 2012 - 4:07pm
In 2010 breast reconstruction entered the Top Five list of reconstructive procedures in the US, with 93,000 procedures performed, up 8% from 2009, and 18% from 2000. This is among the most common skin flap procedure performed. In a paper published in JNIRS—Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Dr Mike Sowa and his team at the National Research Council Canada report pre-clinical results showing the potential of NIR spectral imaging for intra-operative skin flap assessment.
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Press Release: Doping Detection Stays a Neck Ahead
Submitted by ianm on 8 August 2012 - 12:41pm
Whilst the eyes of the world may currently be focused on the Olympics, human sport is not the only area where drug testing is routinely carried out. Horse racing is a massive world-wide industry, and regular testing is essential to maintain its integrity. A new mass spectrometry method for detecting the erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA), peginesatide, in horse serum is described in an article published in EJMS—European Journal of Mass Spectrometry.
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Press Release: Exploring the body using light
Submitted by ianm on 28 March 2012 - 6:52pm
There is an increasing demand by medical providers and their patients for diagnostic and monitoring tests which are rapid, inexpensive, non-invasive, are portable, do not require major infrastructure, are suitable for use with infants through to the elderly and require minimal technical training for the operating staff. Near infrared or NIR spectroscopy offers these advantages and is on the verge of entering everyday clinical use.
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