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Study uncovers a novel instructive role for the entorhinal cortex

A longstanding question in neuroscience is how mammalian brains (including ours) adapt to external environments, information, and experiences.

3 Nov 2022

Memory: a revolutionary treatment for mental health disorders and neurodegeneration?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Steve Ramirez about his latest neuroscience research that investigated the power of our memories.

2 Nov 2022

Study sheds new light on how reproduction permanently alters females’ bones

Reproduction permanently alters females' bones in ways not previously known, a team of anthropologists has found. Its discovery, based on an analysis of primates, sheds new light on how giving birth can permanently change the body.

2 Nov 2022

First preclinical model to study the pathobiology of appendiceal cancer

Appendiceal cancer (malignancies of the appendix, a small tissue pouch that is part of the gastrointestinal tract) is very rare, occurring in perhaps one or two people per 1 million per year.

1 Nov 2022

Novel computational method maps the architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have developed a computational method to map the architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail. Their approach promises to accelerate studies on organ-scale cellular interactions and could enable powerful new diagnostic strategies for a wide range of diseases.

1 Nov 2022

Researchers identify a natural defense mechanism that protects cells from Pseudomonas infection

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P.a.) are resistant to most antibiotics and cause life-threatening infections of wounds or the lungs.

21 Oct 2022

More frequent chest imaging may benefit certain colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal cancer patients with certain clinical characteristics may benefit from more frequent chest imaging to help identify and target cancer that has spread to the lungs, according to new research presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.

17 Oct 2022

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Tuberculosis can be tough to detect. Diagnosis usually requires coughing up a sputum sample from the lungs, which can be unpleasant, impractical, and even hazardous.

13 Oct 2022

Advanced cryo-electron microscope reveals how poliovirus takes over human cells

For the first time, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, can now show how the dreaded poliovirus behaves when it takes over an infected cell and tricks the cell into producing new virus particles.

12 Oct 2022

Study could help recommend the best treatment for women with early-stage mucinous ovarian cancer

A global study into mucinous ovarian cancer could help oncologists recommend the best treatment for women who are diagnosed early with the condition.

12 Oct 2022

Study offers new insights into other melanomas not caused by the effects of UV radiation

A group of researchers based in Brazil and France have managed to discover markers left by exposure to sunlight in the genomes of people who suffer from cutaneous melanoma.

11 Oct 2022

Light-Seq technology for barcoding and deep-sequencing selected cell populations in tissues

Under the microscope, researchers often observe different cell types organizing themselves in peculiar patterns within tissues, or sometimes a rare cell type that stands out by occupying a unique position, exhibiting an unusual shape, or expressing a specific biomarker molecule.

10 Oct 2022

Microscope News and Research

Study uncovers a novel instructive role for the entorhinal cortex

Memory: a revolutionary treatment for mental health disorders and neurodegeneration?

Study sheds new light on how reproduction permanently alters females’ bones

First preclinical model to study the pathobiology of appendiceal cancer

Novel computational method maps the architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail

Researchers identify a natural defense mechanism that protects cells from Pseudomonas infection

More frequent chest imaging may benefit certain colorectal cancer patients

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Advanced cryo-electron microscope reveals how poliovirus takes over human cells

Study could help recommend the best treatment for women with early-stage mucinous ovarian cancer

Study offers new insights into other melanomas not caused by the effects of UV radiation

Light-Seq technology for barcoding and deep-sequencing selected cell populations in tissues

Researchers take new approach to studying the development of the human brain

Landmark clinical trial aims to treat spina bifida before birth

The Art of Science: EVIDENT Launches Expanded Global Image of the Year Contest

Novel technique helps to detangle how phosphorylation regulates cellular events

Small larval fish provides insight into how the brain reacts when the temperature rises

UAB study finds distinct kidney resident macrophage subpopulations located in spatially discrete microenvironments

Scientists visualize antibiotics in action inside a pathogenic bacterium

UVA researchers solve a decades-old mystery about how bacteria can move

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