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New optical clearing method helps analyze 3D structure of dangerous blood clots

A new technique that makes blood clots optically clear is allowing researchers to use powerful optical microscopy techniques to study the 3D structure of dangerous clots for the first time.

17 Jul 2017

Researchers discover potential substitutes for BPA that lack adverse effects

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a group of potential substitutes for bisphenol A (BPA) that lack the adverse effects typically associated with BPA.

14 Jul 2017

Rice engineers building flat microscope to monitor, stimulate neurons in the brain

Rice University engineers are building a flat microscope, called FlatScope TM, and developing software that can decode and trigger neurons on the surface of the brain.

13 Jul 2017

Researchers discover that amount of Epac2A at vesicles controls insulin release

Specialized beta cells in the pancreas release the hormone insulin to control our blood glucose levels, and failure of this mechanism is central to the development of type-2 diabetes.

10 Jul 2017

Huron Digital Pathology expand manufacturing capacity with new R&D facility

Huron, imaging hardware and software solutions provider for digital pathology, broke ground on a 9,700 square foot R&D and manufacturing facility.

From Huron Digital Pathology 28 Jun 2017

Researchers shed light on molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer metastasis

With 20,000 diagnoses each year, ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer and fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.

28 Jun 2017

Morgridge researchers reveal complex viral replication process in unprecedented detail

In the fight against the viruses that invade everyday life, seeing and understanding the battleground is essential. Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have, for the first time, imaged molecular structures vital to how a major class of viruses replicates within infected cells.

27 Jun 2017

Novel Nanopsis technology quadruples magnification power of regular optical microscope

A British nanotech invention has revolutionized the humble optical microscope by quadrupling its magnification power to a level far beyond what could previously be achieved with visible light.

23 Jun 2017

Francis Crick Institute selects Livecyte cell analysis system from Phasefocus

Phasefocus provides a range of products and services based on its proprietary Ptychographic Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) technology to provide a wide range of analytical applications including label-free cell imaging and quantitative electron phase microscopy. Here, they report on the Light Microscopy Science Technology Platform at the Francis Crick Institute’s selection of the Livecyte® label-free cell analysis system.

From Phase Focus Limited 19 Jun 2017

Can liver damage caused by a low protein diet be repaired?

Proteins are an important component of our diet and help to build muscles; they take part in the structure of hormones and they are vital to the whole body’s metabolism. The most important consequence is that the liver loses its capacity to produce proteins (such as albumin) and to metabolise (inactivate or activate in some cases) medicaments for instance.

8 Jun 2017

Using the CLARITY Technique for Spinal Cord Rehabilitation and Repair

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Quentin Barraud about his work on spinal cord repair and how he uses the CLARITY technique in his research.

From Logos Biosystems 15 Nov 2016

Developing a Micro-CT Scanner for Preclinical Imaging

An interview with Phil Salmon from Bruker, discussing the development of the SKYSCAN 1276, an in vivo micro-CT scanner designed for preclinical applications.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 3 Oct 2016

Spectral Imaging Technologies in Microscopy

In this interview, Alex Cooper from Sutter Instrument discusses how spectral imaging technologies can be used in a wide range of microscopy applications.

From Sutter Instrument 29 Apr 2016

The Importance of Flexibility in Spectrophotometry

News-Medical speaks to Jessica Geisler about the need for flexible spectrophotometers that can handle a range of measurement types.

From Eppendorf 1 Dec 2015

Advances in Whole Mount Brain Imaging

An interview with Patrick Myles, discussing the digitization of whole mount slides and its impact on the field of neurobiological research.

From Huron Digital Pathology 20 Oct 2015

Milestones in the History of microCT

An interview with Alexander Sasov about the major milestones in the development of microCT over the past 15 years.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 2 Mar 2015

Productive Pipetting - Are Robots the Solution?

An interview with Juerg Bass from Integra Biosciences, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of laboratory robots.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 3 Feb 2015

Combining Nanophotonics and Microfluidics for the Characterization of Nanoparticles

In this interview, Bernardo Cordovez describes the development of a new nanophotonic chip that can be used to characterize nanoparticles.

From Halo Labs 24 Feb 2014

A High-speed, User-friendly Microplate Reader

An interview with Ville Hasslahti, discussing an advanced microplate reader that can cover a whole plate in 15 seconds or less.

From Hidex Oy 21 Nov 2013

Supporting the Study of Healthy Aging through Biodevelopment

In this interview, Jacko Duker talks about the Lifelines Project, and how Panasonic ULT freezers have been employed to keep irreplaceable samples safe.

From PHC Europe B.V. 12 Sep 2013