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Rice University team develops tool to track protein aggregation hot spots

A novel strategy developed at Rice University allows scientists to zoom in on tiny segments of proteins inside living cells, revealing localized environmental changes that could indicate the earliest stages of diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer.

13 Sep 2025

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Discover how real-time Raman monitoring enhances API control and quality during hot melt extrusion.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 10 Sep 2025

Berberine improves cognitive function in diabetic encephalopathy mice

A recent study published in Engineering has shed new light on the potential therapeutic effects of berberine (BBR), a natural compound derived from traditional Chinese medicine, in treating diabetic encephalopathy (DE).

9 Sep 2025

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and HSE•AG partner to revolutionize nucleic acid quantification and purification through liquid handling

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher company and global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, is redefining nucleic acid quantification through a strategic collaboration with Hombrechtikon Systems Engineering•AG (HSE•AG), a Swiss provider of customized automation and engineering solutions for the life sciences and diagnostics sectors.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 4 Sep 2025

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals new players in liver regeneration

The liver is remarkable for its ability to regenerate after injury, yet when this process fails, acute liver failure (ALF) carries devastating outcomes.

2 Sep 2025

Visualizing lipid transport inside living cells with fluorescence microscopy

Lipid molecules, or fats, are crucial to all forms of life. Cells need lipids to build membranes, separate and organize biochemical reactions, store energy, and transmit information.

29 Aug 2025

Clonogenic hepatocytes identified as engines of liver development

In a new study published in the Journal of Hepatology, researchers from the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) show that only 15–20% of hepatocytes in newborn mice - dubbed clonogenic hepatocytes - are responsible for generating over 90% of the adult liver mass.

29 Aug 2025

Stress in mothers causes eczema in newborn mice through immune cell changes

Maternal prenatal stress in mice disrupts fetal mast cell programming, triggering eczema-like skin inflammation and heightened sensitivity after birth. The findings reveal how corticosterone-driven immune and neuronal changes in utero may set the stage for pediatric eczema risk.

28 Aug 2025

Stanford scientists make mouse skin transparent to study brain development

During childhood and adolescence, our brain goes through a lot of changes. But studying those changes in juvenile mice is challenging because scientists don't have a way to repeatedly image the same animal's neural pathways as they grow.

28 Aug 2025

New imaging method detects colorectal cancer using tissue autofluorescence

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer worldwide. A key reason for its high death toll is that it often goes undetected until it reaches an advanced stage.

28 Aug 2025

Innovative cryo-microscopy offers precise views of rapid cell activity

Optical microscopy is a key technique for understanding dynamic biological processes in cells, but observing these high-speed cellular dynamics accurately, at high spatial resolution, has long been a formidable task.

25 Aug 2025

Midkine found to prevent Alzheimer’s-related protein assemblies

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role against Alzheimer's disease.

21 Aug 2025

New 'dual-mode' tracer agent enhances precision in prostate cancer procedures

A preclinical evaluation of a new 'dual-mode' tracer agent shows promise in not only helping surgeons image and plan prostate cancer procedures, but also provide them with much more consistent and targeted guidance during surgery.

21 Aug 2025

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Explore how the Bruker Vutara VXL advances single-molecule imaging across DNA, RNA, and proteins

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 20 Aug 2025

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

Discover how cohesin mechanics and nanotracker technology are transforming DNA research in this Bruker webinar.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 19 Aug 2025

Researchers capture first 3D real-time images of human embryo implantation

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in collaboration with the Dexeus University Hospital have captured unparalleled images of a human embryo implanting.

18 Aug 2025

Advancing cancer treatment with targeted microrobotic swarms

Cancer remains one of the most challenging diseases to treat, as conventional therapies like chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often hindered by poor specificity, systemic toxicity, and damage to healthy tissues.

18 Aug 2025

High-speed 3D imaging microscope captures whole organism dynamics in real time

Researchers have developed a high-speed 3D imaging microscope that can capture detailed cell dynamics of an entire small whole organism at once.

14 Aug 2025

Llama-derived nanobody VHH21 destroys the spike-trimer of SARS-CoV-2

Neutralizing antibodies that merely block receptor binding are losing ground against heavily mutated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-variants.

14 Aug 2025

New blood test offers breakthrough in myeloma diagnosis and monitoring

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis and monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor conditions.

8 Aug 2025