Medical research
Fluorescent mouse blood will help us gain knowledge about brain diseases
Did you ever think of jellyfish or a salamander as fluorescent?
Nov 14, 2022
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News tagged with fluorescence
Radiology & Imaging
Neural networks enlist physics-based computations for faster, clearer image restoration
Fluorescence microscopy allows researchers to study specific structures in complex biological samples. However, the image created using fluorescent probes suffers from blurring and background noise. The latest work from NIBIB ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Immunology
Tracking the pathway to immunity, one cell at a time
Vaccines work their magic by effectively creating immune cells that are long lived, often for over decades. These immune cells create both a protective barrier that can prevent or minimize re-infection and a memory that allows ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
High-throughput zebrafish 3D imaging system for heterogeneous studies
Zebrafish have been widely used in developmental biology, immunology, neurobiology, and drug screening, showing significant superiority in large-scale heterogeneous studies of development and drug effects due to their small ...
Oct 18, 2022
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Surgery
Delayed fluorescence as an imaging method for effective surgical tumor removal
In the surgical treatment of cancer, distinguishing between tumors and healthy tissues is critical. Fluorescent markers can help to do this, by enhancing the contrast of tumors during surgery. Some markers show a phenomenon ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Fluorescence imaging system lays groundwork for better tumor removal
Researchers have developed a low-cost, simple imaging system that uses tumor-targeting fluorescent molecules to determine the depth of tumor cells in the body. The portable system could eventually help surgeons distinguish ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Surgery
Researchers develop a new surgical training model for fluorescence-guided cancer surgery using konjac jelly
A research group from Nagoya University has successfully developed a surgical training model using konjac, a processed jelly made from the bulb of the konjac plant. Konjac is commonly used as an ingredient in Japanese cuisine ...
Sep 30, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researcher discusses how new imaging tool unravels the brain's complex machinery in health and disease
In Alzheimer's disease, abnormal proteins snake through the brain, causing neurons to wither away and die. But even as these proteins choke out the brain's molecular machinery, some Alzheimer's patients live well into old ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Immunology
The spike of SARS-CoV-2 promotes metabolic rewiring in hepatocytes
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes multi-organ damage, including liver dysfunction identified in more than 50% of COVID-19 patients. Liver damage in COVID-19 patients could be attributed to ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Molecular delivery system developed at URI shows promise against bladder cancer
A research team from the University of Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospital in Providence has demonstrated a potential new weapon in the fight against bladder cancer.
Sep 20, 2022
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