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Fluorescence microscopy is an imaging technique used to examine cells and their internal components. Specific cellular components can be labeled with fluorophores.

High levels of neutrophil extracellular traps found in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

When researchers at Lund University in Sweden performed advanced analyses of sputum from the airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients, they found high levels of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

1 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces accumulation of lipids and N-proteins

Scientists from the Netherlands and the US recently studied the localization of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins in postmortem lung tissues of COVID-19 patients and in SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells that were processed identically. The research is posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, prior to peer review.

29 Jun 2021

Undamaged neurons do not change their function after stroke, mice study shows

A study from UCLA neurologists challenges the idea that the brain recruits existing neurons to take over for those that are lost from stroke. It shows that in mice, undamaged neurons do not change their function after a stroke to compensate for damaged ones.

25 Jun 2021

New method accurately detects virulent infections in advance

When viruses infect cells, changes in the cell nucleus occur, and these can be observed through fluorescence microscopy.

21 Jun 2021

Researchers unravel cellular mechanisms driving the initiation of mammary gland development

Helsinki University research group used live tissue imaging for the first time to visualize the emergence of the mammary gland.

21 Jun 2021

Study examines SARS-CoV-2 replication in cells using super-resolution microscopy

Despite tremendous efforts by the global scientific community to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), by developing more efficient testing protocols, therapies, and vaccines at a rapid pace, relatively little is known about the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 replication within cells.

18 Jun 2021

Novel calibration process for super-resolution microscopy

Light--and all waves--can bend around the corners of obstacles found along its path. Because of this phenomenon, called diffraction, it is impossible to focus light onto a spot that is smaller than half its wavelength.

15 Jun 2021

Gut-brain communication by distinct nerve cells differently controls satiety and blood sugar levels

The gut and the brain communicate with each other in order to adapt satiety and blood sugar levels during food consumption.

2 Jun 2021

New insight into how platelets help resolve bacterial lung inflammation

Treating patients with acute respiratory failure is a constant challenge in intensive care medicine. In most cases, the underlying cause is lung inflammation triggered by a bacterial infection or - more rarely, despite being frequently observed at present due to the corona pandemic - a viral infection.

2 Jun 2021

New light-sheet fluorescence microscope provides high spatial resolution, lowers phototoxicity

A research group led by Takashi Saito, of the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, developed a 2-photon excitation light-sheet fluorescence microscope which (1) lowers phototoxicity, (2) extends the field of view, and (3) heightens spatial resolution.

29 May 2021

Researchers use new technique to visualize brain tissue noninvasively

The way the human brain works remains, to a great extent, a topic of controversy. One reason is our limited ability to study neuronal processes at the level of single cells and capillaries across the entire living brain without employing highly invasive surgical methods. This limitation is now on the brink of change.

28 May 2021

Oxytocin-vasopressin circuit has distinct dynamics throughout embryonic development

The work, carried out by Pilar Madrigal and Sandra Jurado, from the UMH-CSIC Neurosciences Institute in Alicante, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and Miguel Hernández University, has been published in Communications Biology, a Nature group´s journal.

22 May 2021

Key mechanism behind mutant p53 aggregation process is linked to cancer pathology

Cancer has been recently shown to be affected by protein clusters, particularly by the aggregation of mutant variants of the tumor suppressor protein p53, which are present in more than half of malignant tumors.

5 May 2021

Texas A&M AgriLife receives grant to support research on bacteriophage therapy

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, part of the National Institutes of Health, NIH, has awarded $2.5 million in grants to support research on bacteriophage therapy, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research is among the grant recipients.

29 Apr 2021

Study shows intricate association of aluminum in the neuropathology of familial Alzheimer's disease

This study builds upon two earlier published studies (Mold et al., 2020, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports) from the same group. The new data, also published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, demonstrate that aluminum is co-located with phosphorylated tau protein, present as tangles within neurons in the brains of early-onset or familial Alzheimer's disease (AD).

9 Apr 2021

Powerful algorithms can 'predict' the biological language of cancer and Alzheimer's

Powerful algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook can 'predict' the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, scientists have found.

8 Apr 2021

Bruker light-sheet microscopes at major comprehensive cancer center

Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR), a leading supplier of single-plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) technology for research on live cells and cleared biological samples, today announced that two Luxendo MuVi™ and LCS SPIM™ light-sheet microscopes have been installed by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 25 Mar 2021

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High levels of neutrophil extracellular traps found in airways of severely ill Covid-19 patients

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces accumulation of lipids and N-proteins

Undamaged neurons do not change their function after stroke, mice study shows

New method accurately detects virulent infections in advance

Researchers unravel cellular mechanisms driving the initiation of mammary gland development

Study examines SARS-CoV-2 replication in cells using super-resolution microscopy

Novel calibration process for super-resolution microscopy

Gut-brain communication by distinct nerve cells differently controls satiety and blood sugar levels

New insight into how platelets help resolve bacterial lung inflammation

New light-sheet fluorescence microscope provides high spatial resolution, lowers phototoxicity

Researchers use new technique to visualize brain tissue noninvasively

Oxytocin-vasopressin circuit has distinct dynamics throughout embryonic development

Key mechanism behind mutant p53 aggregation process is linked to cancer pathology

Texas A&M AgriLife receives grant to support research on bacteriophage therapy

Study shows intricate association of aluminum in the neuropathology of familial Alzheimer's disease

Powerful algorithms can 'predict' the biological language of cancer and Alzheimer's

Bruker light-sheet microscopes at major comprehensive cancer center

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Researchers describe a new approach to treating Parkinson's disease

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