Forefront of brain, heart research

Mātai News Forefront of brain, heart research The Gisborne Herald, Mark Peters, 11 July 2018 A state-of-the-art medical imaging research centre that focuses on mild traumatic brain injury and heart disease could make Gisborne a world-leading centre in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). A state-of-the-art medical imaging research centre that focuses on mild traumatic brain injury and heart disease could make…

The Beating Brain

Mātai News The beating brain Stanford Medicine, Bruce Goldman, 5 July 2018 Read original article A video captures the organ’s rhythmic pulsations Here you were, figuring your brain just sits still inside your head purring like a kitten in grandma’s lap, and along comes science and catches this “most complicated object in the known universe” in the act of jerking…

$6m for new Gisborne MRI research lab targeting concussion, heart disease

Mātai News $6m for new Gisborne MRI research lab targeting concussion, heart disease University of Auckland, 11 July 2018 Read original article The Government’s Provincial Growth Fund has awarded $6 million to develop Mātai, a not-for-profit medical imaging research and innovation centre in Tairāwhiti Gisborne. A core focus of the centre’s research will be traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussion,…

New MRI method highlights the moving brain

Mātai News New MRI method highlights the moving brain University of Auckland, 30 May 2018 Read original article A new type of MRI method that shows clearer images of brain movement has the potential to help diagnose diseases earlier. Amplified MRI (aMRI) was developed by University of Auckland academic Dr Samantha Holdsworth and her team. The results have just been…