News tagged with microscopy technique

Sizing up bone growth: A surprising cellular mechanism drives skeletal proportions

(Medical Xpress)—Stroll through the Harvard Museum of Natural History and gaze up at the whale skeleton looming overhead. Look down at the furry foxes curled up inside their glass display cases. Don't forget ...

Medical research Mar 14, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Placental blood flow can influence malaria during pregnancy

Malaria in pregnancy causes a range of adverse effects, including abortions, stillbirths, premature delivery and low infant birth weight. Many of these effects are thought to derive from a placental inflammatory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Jan 31, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Novel technique reveals dynamics of telomere DNA structure

Biomedical researchers studying aging and cancer are intensely interested in telomeres, the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes. In a new study, scientists at UC Santa Cruz used a novel technique to reveal structural ...

Medical research Jan 17, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Team studies role of white blood cells in kidney failure

Better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients are on the horizon following a key discovery about the role of white blood cells in kidney inflammation.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Dec 16, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Novel microscopy method offers sharper view of brain's neural network

Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope went into orbit in 1990 it was discovered that the craft had blurred vision. Fortunately, Space Shuttle astronauts were able to remedy the problem a few years later ...

Neuroscience Aug 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0 |

Naturally occurring protein has a role in chronic pain

Researchers in France and Sweden have discovered how one of the body's own proteins is involved in generating chronic pain in rats. The results, which also suggest therapeutic interventions to alleviate long-lasting pain, ...

Medical research Jun 12, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Researchers demonstrate technique to give us better understanding of human tissues

(Medical Xpress) -- Research from North Carolina State University demonstrates that a relatively new microscopy technique can be used to improve our understanding of human tissues and other biomedical materials. ...

Medical research Jun 07, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Scientists capture single cancer molecules at work

Researchers have revealed how a molecule called telomerase contributes to the control of the integrity of our genetic code, and when it is involved in the deregulation of the code, its important role in the development of ...

Medical research Dec 08, 2011 | not rated yet | 0 |

Novel technique reveals both gene number and protein expression simultaneously

Researchers have discovered a method for simultaneously visualizing gene number and protein expression in individual cells. The fluorescence microscopy technique could permit a detailed analysis of the relationship between ...

Genetics Sep 22, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |