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Tech note: Benefits of water immersion lenses for HCS
Water immersion lenses provide: brighter images from HCS samples; faster and gentler imaging; higher quality images from both 2D and 3D samples.
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3-D imaging of fat reveals potential targets for new obesity treatments
A new report reveals the inner workings of fat tissue in mice and identifies potential targets for new drugs to treat and prevent obesity and diabetes...
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New radiotracer differentiates bacterial infection from inflammation in lungs
Researchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have demonstrated that a new radiotracer, 2-18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), can identify and track bacterial infection in lungs better than current imaging methods and is able to differentiate bacterial infection from inflammation.
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Scientists develop green fluorescent protein to aid intracellular research
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have developed a superior acid-tolerant green fluorescent protein to enhance the study of intracellular molecular dynamics.
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Near-infrared molecular imaging identifies lung nodules for resection in osteosarcoma
In a proof-of-principle case report, researchers announce that targeted fluorescence successfully identified pulmonary metastases in a patient with osteosarcoma...
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Bacterial cells designed to reflect sound waves for ultrasound imaging
New technology may one day allow doctors to image therapeutic bacterial cells in patients...
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A2aAR protein holds clues for better drug design
Scientists have investigated a key protein used in drug design and discovered dynamic structural features that may lead to new ways to target diseases...
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Chemists develop Washington Red dye for bio-imaging
Scientists have created an injectable dye that illuminates molecules with near-infrared light...
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UV light microscope proves useful diagnostic tool
Recent study shows how a microscope using ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate samples enables pathologists to assess high-resolution images of biopsies and other fresh tissue samples for disease, quickly and effectively.
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Scientists visualise structure of key DNA repair component
The ATR protein has been imaged at ‘near-atomic resolution’, providing greater insight into its activation in DNA repair.
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Structure of primary optogenetic tool identified
Researchers have determined the 3-D structure of channelrhodopsin 2, a membrane protein widely used in optogenetics to control nerve cells with light...
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fMRI-neurofeedback shows promise in treating tinnitus
By using functional MRI researchers have found that neurofeedback training has the potential to reduce the severity of tinnitus or even eliminate it...
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Next-generation optogenetic molecules control single neurons
Focused laser beam could help scientists map connections among neurons that underlie behaviour...
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Scientists create “tracking” nanoagents to illuminate very small diseased tissues
Polymer nanoagents that can ‘light up’ tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect, have been created by a research team led by NTU Singapore.
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FDG PET shows tumour DNA levels in blood are linked to NSCLC
Insights derived from FDG PET could improve treatment selection for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer...
