Oncology & Cancer
Microscopic behavior of developing breast cells uncovered
An improved high-tech fluorescence microscopy technique is allowing researchers to film cells inside the breast as never seen before.
Feb 25, 2021
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Nature Protocols
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop smartphone-based COVID-19 test that delivers results in about 10 minutes
Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a COVID-19 testing method that uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes.
Jan 29, 2021
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Medical research
Scientists capture 3-D images of tumors in subcellular resolution
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new imaging technique that allows simultaneous visualization of multiple tissue types in 3-D, providing one of the most comprehensive views of conditions like cancer ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers generate a brain cell type crucial to support neural activity
The loss of oligodendrocytes (OLs), highly specialized cells of the brain that produce myelin, is a frequent condition in patients suffering neurodegenerative diseases. Myelin is an essential structure that insulates nerve ...
Nov 12, 2020
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop guidelines to standardize analysis of electrodes
How can scientists measure and define the performance of neural electrodes if there are no uniform standards? Freiburg microsystems engineer Dr. Maria Asplund together with Dr. Christian Böhler and Prof. Dr. Thomas Stieglitz, ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New tech could offer 'faster, cheaper and mobile' COVID-19 diagnosis
Technology that helps to quickly extract and analyze genetic material could be used for cheap, accurate and mobile COVID-19 testing, including at airports and remote testing centers.
Oct 6, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Powerful drug discovery protocol for autism is accelerating the development of new treatments
A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments. Developed by University at Buffalo researchers, ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Medical research
New strategies for identifying health and disease biomarkers developed
Murdoch University's Australian National Phenome Center (ANPC) working with scientists at Imperial College London have developed a new integrative strategy for identifying biomarkers of health and disease.
Jul 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A platform of vaccine target recommendations for COVID-19
As genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the novel pneumonia (COVID-19), are similar to those of the 2003 SARS virus, SARS-CoV, knowledge and data of SARS-CoV may be useful for finding ways to combat COVID-19. Such ...
Jun 30, 2020
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Health
Researchers report connection between intestinal bacteria and development of diabetes
Researchers at Örebro University have, together with a well-known research team in Denmark, developed a method for studying how metabolism in gut bacteria influences health. Their method will now be published in its entirety ...
Nov 7, 2018
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