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CNIO researchers determine structure of protein complex related to cell survival

A team from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre has determined for the first time the high-resolution structure of a complex (R2TP) involved in key processes for cell survival and in diseases such as cancer.

16 Apr 2018

'Molecular microscope' system for transplant biopsy more effective than conventional methods

A transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more effective than existing approaches used for heart transplant biopsies and is showing promising results for lung transplant biopsies, new University of Alberta-led research shows.

13 Apr 2018

Protein linked with Alzheimer's disease affects different brain cells differently

Amyloid beta, a protein linked with Alzheimer's disease, has different properties in different cell types in the brains of fruit flies.

13 Apr 2018

Deep learning enhances smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade equipments

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form of artificial intelligence, can discern and enhance microscopic details in photos taken by smartphones. The technique improves the resolution and color details of smartphone images so much that they approach the quality of images from laboratory-grade microscopes.

13 Apr 2018

Researchers unlock new way to use cell's nanostructures as disease biomarkers

Researchers at the University of Sydney have established a method to identify individual nanoparticles released by human cells, opening the way for them to become diagnostic tools in the early-detection of cancers, dementia and kidney disease.

13 Apr 2018

Zeiss highlights 2D superresolution mode for ZEISS Airyscan

At Neuroscience 2017, a new imaging mode for the ZEISS LSM 8 family with Airyscan has been introduced. Their unique 32-channel GaAsP array detector captures more spatial information than traditional confocal microscopes.

From ZEISS Microscopy GmbH 13 Apr 2018

New system promises greater accuracy in determining heart transplant rejection and injury

The results of an international clinical trial for a new system of diagnosing heart transplant rejection and injury will be presented publicly for the first time at the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation annual meeting, which will take place on April 11 and 12 in Nice, France.

10 Apr 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Grundium

Mika Kuisma, CEO of Grundium, talks about their new portable digital microscope and scanner that they will be showing at analytica 2018.

From Grundium 10 Apr 2018

Validating the Diagnosis of Depression

It’s very difficult to diagnose depression. With depression, you can't open the brain to find answers, and the chemistry of the brain is separate from the chemistry of the body.

From Pittcon 10 Apr 2018

Fluorescent dye could allow doctors to obtain better images of blood vessels, tissues

Fluorescence imaging is widely used for visualizing biological tissues such as the back of the eye, where signs of macular degeneration can be detected. It is also commonly used to image blood vessels during reconstructive surgery, allowing surgeons to make sure the vessels are properly connected.

9 Apr 2018

Autofluorescence imaging evaluates cell metabolism and wound healing

Kyle Quinn, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas, has published a review highlighting recent advances in autofluorescence imaging and discussing its role in evaluating cell metabolism.

5 Apr 2018

NTU Singapore and SERI team invents new 'pen camera' to detect patients with glaucoma

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with clinicians from the Singapore Eye Research Institute, have invented a new 'pen camera' that makes it easier for doctors to diagnose patients with glaucoma.

5 Apr 2018

MIT researchers develop new portable device to monitor white blood cell levels

One of the major side effects of chemotherapy is a sharp drop in white blood cells, which leaves patients vulnerable to dangerous infections. MIT researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients' white blood cell levels at home, without taking blood samples.

3 Apr 2018

UTA professor wins AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on ventricular development

A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working to determine how blood flow and cardiac muscle contraction affects gene development that leads to ventricular chamber development in the heart.

31 Mar 2018

Study reveals how interneurons emerge and diversify in the brain

Modern neuroscience, for all its complexity, can trace its roots directly to a series of pen-and-paper sketches rendered by Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

31 Mar 2018

FDA grants accelerated approval to leukemia drug for patients with MRD-positive ALL

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Blincyto (blinatumomab) to treat adults and children with B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who are in remission but still have minimal residual disease (MRD).

30 Mar 2018

Live-cell imaging capabilities of the InVi SPIM microscope announced by Luxendo

Luxendo, a Bruker company, today announced the extension of the InVi SPIM microscope to include full incubation capabilities, as well as flexible illumination and detection optics.

From Bruker 28 Mar 2018

Discovery of potential new major organ in human body

Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health Center have found a new organ so to speak, that can be one of the largest in the body based on its structure and distribution. This part of the body is called the interstitium and is an already known space in the body that comprises of fluid filled spaces that spans all over the body.

28 Mar 2018

Previously unknown feature of human anatomy identified

Researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy with implications for the function of all organs, most tissues and the mechanisms of most major diseases.

27 Mar 2018

Researchers develop microsensor that enables kidney dialysis to be customized

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a microsensor that makes it possible to directly monitor and adjust the composition of kidney dialysis fluid.

27 Mar 2018

Microscope News and Research

CNIO researchers determine structure of protein complex related to cell survival

'Molecular microscope' system for transplant biopsy more effective than conventional methods

Protein linked with Alzheimer's disease affects different brain cells differently

Deep learning enhances smartphone microscopes into laboratory-grade equipments

Researchers unlock new way to use cell's nanostructures as disease biomarkers

Zeiss highlights 2D superresolution mode for ZEISS Airyscan

New system promises greater accuracy in determining heart transplant rejection and injury

Tradeshow Talks with Grundium

Validating the Diagnosis of Depression

Fluorescent dye could allow doctors to obtain better images of blood vessels, tissues

Autofluorescence imaging evaluates cell metabolism and wound healing

NTU Singapore and SERI team invents new 'pen camera' to detect patients with glaucoma

MIT researchers develop new portable device to monitor white blood cell levels

UTA professor wins AHA grant to study biomechanical influences on ventricular development

Study reveals how interneurons emerge and diversify in the brain

FDA grants accelerated approval to leukemia drug for patients with MRD-positive ALL

Live-cell imaging capabilities of the InVi SPIM microscope announced by Luxendo

Discovery of potential new major organ in human body

Previously unknown feature of human anatomy identified

Researchers develop microsensor that enables kidney dialysis to be customized

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