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Researchers Discover Technique to Balance Mitochondria Naturally

Initial results from a new study at the University of Cincinnati point to the possibility of using light to treat several diseases, including cancer.

3 Aug 2022

Opportunities in Melanoma Diagnosis Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Biosensor

In a recent study published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, researchers demonstrated an approach to detect tyrosinase (TYR) activity, an important biomarker for melanoma diagnosis, with the aid of an unprecedented transportable surface-enhanced Raman scattering biosensor.

2 Aug 2022

Imaging Technology Illustrates the Migration Path of Neurons in Rett Syndrome

With organoids to model initial development, scientists employed a developing microscopy technology to observe that new neurons struggled to attain their developmental goal.

1 Aug 2022

Potential Blue Light Hazard from LED Headlamps

The potential "blue light hazard" to the retina posed by white light headlights is uncertain and has been discussed in recent research.

25 Jul 2022

Investigating Structural Changes in Dendritic Spines with Image Analysis Software

A team of researchers recently published a study in Scientific Reports presenting an open-source software named SpineS for the automated longitudinal structural evaluation of dendritic spines.

22 Jul 2022

Researchers Develop Ultrasensitive Analysis Method for Environmental Contaminants

In a study published in Analytical Chemistry, researchers have designed a microfluidic photoelectrochemical (PEC) aptasensor using photoactive AgBr/CuBi2O4 (ACO) composites for rapid and ultrasensitive detection of environmental contaminants.

22 Jul 2022

Two-Photon LiDAR Technology Improves Depth Resolution

Optica Publishing Group recently published a study on a quantum interference-inspired approach to light detection and ranging (LiDAR) that achieves optical coherence tomography (OCT) depth resolutions without requiring high levels of stability.

21 Jul 2022

Wide Field Depolarization Imaging is a Promising Tool for Cervix Tissue Analysis

A research study published in Scientific Reports proposes the examination of cervix microstructure via polarized light based on a wide-field depolarization imaging method.

21 Jul 2022

Researchers Improve Image Resolution of Retinal OCTA with Deep-Learning

A study published recently in the journal Biomedical Signal Processing and Control proposes a novel deep-learning-based super-resolution angiogram reconstruction generative adversarial network (SAR-GAN) for en-face OCTA image enhancement.

19 Jul 2022

Brain Inflammation Identified in MRI for the Very First Time, a New Study Shows

The laboratories of Dr Silvia de Santis and Dr Santiago Canals, both of the Institute of Neurosciences UMH-CSIC (Alicante, Spain), have used diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging to show brain inflammation for the first moment and in considerable detail.

30 May 2022