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LRRK2 protein is a key therapeutic target for Parkinson's disease

An elusive protein that many consider the key of fully understanding the causes of genetic Parkinson's disease has come much more clearly into focus.

20 Aug 2020

Cytiva licenses advanced machine learning technology from Allen Institute

Cytiva and the Allen Institute have entered into a license agreement to integrate the Allen Institute's machine learning technology with Cytiva's microscopy and image analysis systems to advance the development of cell imaging innovations.

From Cytiva Life Sciences 6 Aug 2020

Researchers to develop oil-based system to clean commercial nut paste facilities

From home bakers to commercial food producers, everyone knows that cleaning peanut butter off utensils and out of bowls is a tricky, sticky proposition.

5 Aug 2020

Researchers identify enzyme essential for intestinal epithelial differentiation

The intestinal epithelium is the inner layer of the intestinal wall, which separates host tissue from the intestinal microbiota.

8 Jun 2020

Researchers develop safe, accurate 3D imaging method to improve IVF treatments

Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers have developed a safe and accurate 3D imaging method to identify sperm cells moving at a high speed.

8 May 2020

Super-resolution microscopy offers insight into the synapses

When people think of glutamate, the first thing they remember is the flavor enhancer that is often used in Asian cuisine.

16 Apr 2020

Analyzing structure of the nipple to understand and fight breast cancer

Nipple-sparing mastectomy is gaining ground as a treatment or preventive measure for breast cancer, given the understandable desire among patients to preserve natural appearance as much as possible.

16 Apr 2020

UMass Amherst scientists prepare chemical solution for COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Answering an urgent call for assistance from regional health care systems, a volunteer team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is preparing, testing and delivering thousands of vials of viral transport media, a chemical solution needed for COVID-19 diagnostic testing.

15 Apr 2020

Visualizing 3D microanatomy of human nipple to understand and fight breast cancer

Nipple-sparing mastectomy is gaining ground as a treatment or preventive measure for breast cancer, given the understandable desire among patients to preserve natural appearance as much as possible. But the precise risk of preserving the nipple is not known as the cancer can spread along mammary ducts and to the nipple.

8 Apr 2020

Bioengineers combine standard microscopy, infrared light, and AI to assemble digital biopsies

NIBIB-funded bioengineers at the University of Illinois have combined standard microscopy, infrared light, and artificial intelligence to assemble digital biopsies that identify important molecular characteristics of cancer biopsy samples without dyes or labels.

5 Apr 2020

Olympus announces the 2019 global image of the year award winners

Olympus is proud to announce the winners of their first Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, a competition that recognizes the best in life science imaging worldwide.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 27 Mar 2020

Microscopy in Neuroscience Research

An interview with ZEISS, to discuss the challenges faced in neuroscience research microscopy techniques and their latest microscope.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 17 Feb 2020

Pioneering technique reveals structure of Parkinson's disease protein in action

The top contributor to familial Parkinson's disease is mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), whose large and difficult structure has finally been solved, paving the way for targeted therapies.

16 Feb 2020

New research could lead to 'breakthrough' for myelodysplastic syndrome

Korean researchers have observed cup-shaped red blood cells in the peripheral blood of a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome.

From Tomocube Inc. 30 Jan 2020

Linkam automated temperature-controlled stage supports TASC method for rapid screening of drug-polymer miscibility

A new, simplified hot stage microscopy-based method, thermal analysis by structure characterization, has successfully been used to screen the miscibility of drug-polymer combinations.

20 Jan 2020

Study reveals key insight into the development of hair bundles

New research reveals a key insight into the development of hair bundles, the intricately complex assemblies in the inner ear responsible for hearing.

2 Jan 2020

Fluorescent tags help diagnose and monitor brain gliomas more effectively

A new study published online in the journal eBioMedicine on October 15, 2019, describes the use of an orally ingested agent called 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) to confirm the diagnosis of the aggressive brain tumor called glioma.

16 Oct 2019

Label-free laser microscopy technique accurately detects ovarian metastatic cancer

Women undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer are checked for tumor cells that may have spread to surrounding tissues, but current technologies miss very small metastatic areas. Now a laser microscopy technique is able to identify these regions with great accuracy.

17 Sep 2019

Olympus launches first Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award

Inspired by the beauty and breadth of images submitted for the 2018 Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award held in Europe, Olympus has launched its first Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award, recognizing the best in life science imaging worldwide.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Aug 2019

CAP opens public comment period for updated WSI guideline

Keeping pace with the growth in clinical applications for whole slide imaging and digital pathology, the College of American Pathologists, in collaboration with the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the Association for Pathology Informatics, is updating its 2013 guideline "Validating Whole Slide Imaging for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology."

29 Jun 2019