COVID-19, the disease caused by the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, is primarily regarded as a respiratory infection. Yet the virus has also become known for affecting other parts of the body in ways not as well understood, ...
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A fluorescent probe may make it easier to diagnose and monitor osteoarthritis, a painful joint disease affecting nearly 27 million Americans. The disease is often detected late in development after painful symptoms occur. ...
Feb 3, 2015
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A new study in the Journal of General Physiology uses state-of-the-art fluorescence microscopy to provide a striking 3-D picture of how class V myosins (myoV) "walk" along their actin track.
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Our brain swims. It is fully immersed in an aqueous liquid known as cerebrospinal fluid. Every day, the human body produces about half a litre of new cerebrospinal fluid in the cerebral ventricles; this liquid originates ...
Nov 10, 2017
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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 ...
Sep 22, 2011
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(Medical Xpress)—A rare, inherited form of mental retardation has led scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to three important "travel agents" at work in the developing brain.
Jun 21, 2013
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Ever since the first barcode appeared on a pack of chewing gum in 1974, the now-ubiquitous system has enabled manufacturers, retailers and consumers to quickly and effectively identify, characterize, locate and track products ...
Nov 30, 2021
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UNC School of Medicine researcher Sarah Cohen, Ph.D., and Ian Windham, a former Ph.D. student from the Cohen lab, have made a new discovery about apolipoprotein E (APOE)—the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's ...
Feb 9, 2024
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A noninvasive device that enables doctors to quickly and accurately identify cancerous tissue in a person's mouth could result in more effective diagnosis and treatment of the disease, says a biomedical engineer at Texas ...
Nov 5, 2015
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An ongoing challenge for scientists working to understand the brain is being able to see all its parts. Researchers have spent centuries developing better imaging techniques to see beyond the abilities of our naked eyes. ...
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