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Researchers discover new information on pathological mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered a mechanism by which harmful tau protein aggregates are transmitted between neurons. Alongside amyloid plaques, tau aggregates in the brain are a significant factor in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

20 Nov 2018

Using smartphone confocal microscopes to stop cancer

Dongkyun "DK" Kang was in the shower a few years ago when inspiration struck, and he became interested in the idea of imaging human tissue in vivo, or on a living person, using a smartphone attached to a microscope.

20 Nov 2018

Special care should be taken with drugs that inhibit epigenetic factors, study suggests

A team headed by ICREA researchers Salvador Aznar Benitah and Fran Supek concludes that care should be taken with drugs that inhibit epigenetic factors.

20 Nov 2018

Scientists use cryo-EM to capture freeze-frames of molecule’s 'lock-and-load' on DNA

Pushing the limits of cryo-electron microscopy, University of California, Berkeley, scientists have captured freeze-frames of the changing shape of a huge molecule, one of the body's key molecular machines, as it locks onto DNA and loads the machinery for reading the genetic code.

20 Nov 2018

Artificial bone-like substance mimics the way real bone grows at atomic level

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered how our bones grow at an atomic level, showing how an unstructured mass orders itself into a perfectly arranged bone structure.

19 Nov 2018

Researchers produce 3D chemical maps of small biological samples

Scientists at the National Synchrotron Light Source II --a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory--have used ultrabright x-rays to image single bacteria with higher spatial resolution than ever before.

16 Nov 2018

Group of students aim to improve malaria diagnosis using old smartphones

Over 212 million cases of malaria are reported annually, with the majority of incidences occuring in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, a lack of medical resources means blood sample analysis is often delayed, leading to errors and ultimately high mortality rates.

16 Nov 2018

Drug used to treat dizziness may slow down growth of triple-negative breast cancer

Screening Food and Drug Administration approved compounds for their ability to stop cancer growth in the lab led to the finding that the drug flunarizine can slow down the growth of triple-negative breast cancer in an animal model of the disease.

16 Nov 2018

Disrupting reproduction strategy of disease-causing parasites could help fight malaria

Malaria parasites know good times from bad and plan their offspring accordingly, scientists have found, in a development that could inform new treatments.

15 Nov 2018

ZEISS teams up with arivis AG to offer complete 3D imaging solutions

ZEISS has teamed up with arivis AG to offer complete solutions from initial image acquisition to final results.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 15 Nov 2018

ZEISS introduces new software modules with enhanced imaging technology

ZEISS introduces new software modules with enhanced imaging technology. The ZEISS ZEN Connect module enhances research by introducing three new features.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 15 Nov 2018

Human Cell Atlas study of early pregnancy shows how mother's immune system is modified

The first Human Cell Atlas study of early pregnancy in humans has shown how the function of the maternal immune system is affected by cells from the developing placenta.

14 Nov 2018

Researchers succeed in building protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have succeeded in constructing protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds made by cross-linking of engineered protein crystals.

14 Nov 2018

Researchers develop innovative treatment to repair damaged brain tissues

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have has achieved the functional recovery from a stroke after implanting silk fibroin hydrogels-encapsulated stem cells in stroke mice.

14 Nov 2018

Scientists examine FCMs containing silver nanoparticles

Because of their antimicrobial and antifungal properties, silver nanoparticles measuring between one and 100 nanometers in size, are being incorporated outside the United States into a variety of kitchen products known as food contact materials.

9 Nov 2018

New thrombolytic based on magnetite nanoparticles successfully tested on animals

New anti-thrombosis drug based on magnetite nanoparticles developed at ITMO University was successfully tested on animals. Preclinical studies conducted in terms of the project "PHARMA 2020" showed drug's high efficacy and no side effects.

9 Nov 2018

Researchers develop powerful method to solve structures of small molecules

Small molecules -- from naturally occurring metabolites and hormones to synthetic medicines and pesticides -- can have big effects on living things. But for scientists to understand how the molecules work and how to design beneficial ones, they need to know the precise arrangement of atoms and chemical bonds.

9 Nov 2018

New research to understand fundamental role of ubiquitin in cell death or survival

An effective regulation of programmed cell death is crucial for the correct development of embryos, a working innate immune system, and the prevention of cancer. How cells control the switch between cell survival and death, and which signaling pathways are involved, remain unclear.

8 Nov 2018

MuVi SPIM light-sheet technology released by Bruker for imaging optically cleared samples

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Bruker announced the release of the Luxendo MuVi SPIM CS light-sheet fluorescence microscope for imaging optically cleared samples.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 6 Nov 2018

Multiphoton microscope for neurobiology applications introduced by Bruker

At the 2018 Annual SfN meeting, Bruker announced the release of the Ultima 2Pplus next-generation multiphoton, all-optical stimulation and simultaneous imaging platform for neurobiology applications.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Nov 2018

Microscopy News and Research

Researchers discover new information on pathological mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease

Using smartphone confocal microscopes to stop cancer

Special care should be taken with drugs that inhibit epigenetic factors, study suggests

Scientists use cryo-EM to capture freeze-frames of molecule’s 'lock-and-load' on DNA

Artificial bone-like substance mimics the way real bone grows at atomic level

Researchers produce 3D chemical maps of small biological samples

Group of students aim to improve malaria diagnosis using old smartphones

Drug used to treat dizziness may slow down growth of triple-negative breast cancer

Disrupting reproduction strategy of disease-causing parasites could help fight malaria

ZEISS teams up with arivis AG to offer complete 3D imaging solutions

ZEISS introduces new software modules with enhanced imaging technology

Human Cell Atlas study of early pregnancy shows how mother's immune system is modified

Researchers succeed in building protein nanotubes from tiny scaffolds

Researchers develop innovative treatment to repair damaged brain tissues

Scientists examine FCMs containing silver nanoparticles

New thrombolytic based on magnetite nanoparticles successfully tested on animals

Researchers develop powerful method to solve structures of small molecules

New research to understand fundamental role of ubiquitin in cell death or survival

MuVi SPIM light-sheet technology released by Bruker for imaging optically cleared samples

Multiphoton microscope for neurobiology applications introduced by Bruker

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