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Bioimaging & Simulation

Advanced Cryo-EM Reveals Viral RNA Replication Complex Structure in Stunning Detail

July 21, 2020
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Madison, WI — For the first time, scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have generated near atomic resolution images of a major viral protein complex responsible for replicating the RNA...

CT of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Versus CT of Influenza Virus Pneumonia

July 13, 2020
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Leesburg, VA — An open-access American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) article investigating the differences in CT findings between coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia and influenza virus pneumonia...

Team Dramatically Reduces Image Analysis Times Using Deep Learning, Other Approaches

June 30, 2020
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Woods Hole, MA — A picture is worth a thousand words -but only when it’s clear what it depicts. And therein lies the rub in making images or videos of microscopic life. While modern microscopes...

Towards an AI Diagnosis Like the Doctor’s

June 25, 2020
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Nijmegen, Netherlands — Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important innovation in diagnostics, because it can quickly learn to recognize abnormalities that a doctor would also label as a disease....

Intracellular Biopsy Technique for Fast MicroRNAs Profiling in Living Cells

June 11, 2020
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Hong Kong, China — MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are gaining more attention in researches of different human diseases (e.g. cancer) because changes in miRNA expression are frequently associated with abnormal...

Wearable Brain Scanner Technology Expanded for Whole Head Imaging

June 8, 2020
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Nottingham, UK — Scientists from the University of Nottingham developed an initial prototype of a new generation of brain scanner in 2018 which is a lightweight device that can be worn on the head...

New Discovery Advances Optical Microscopy

June 8, 2020
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Urbana, IL — New Illinois ECE research is advancing the field of optical microscopy, giving the field a critical new tool to solve challenging problems across many fields of science and engineering...

Developing a Digital Holography-Based Multimodal Imaging System to Visualize Living Cells

June 2, 2020
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Kobe, Japan — A research group led by Kobe University’s Professor MATOBA Osamu (Organization for Advanced and Integrated Research) has successfully created 3D fluorescence and phase imaging of...

New Biosensor Visualizes Stress in Living Plant Cells in Real Time

June 2, 2020
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La Jolla, CA — Plant biologists have long sought a deeper understanding of foundational processes involving kinases, enzymes that catalyze key biological activities in proteins. Analyzing the processes...

Using Brain Imaging to Demonstrate Weaker Neural Suppression for those with Autism

June 1, 2020
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Minneapolis, MN — According to the National Autism Association, people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may experience sensory hypersensitivity. A University of Minnesota Medical School researcher...

New Double-Contrast Technique Picks Up Small Tumours on MRI

May 26, 2020
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Davis, CA — Researchers at the University of California, Davis offers a significant advance in using magnetic resonance imaging to pick out even very small tumours from normal tissue. The work is published...

New Imaging Analysis Pipeline could Aid in Drug and Vaccine Development

May 25, 2020
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Chicago, IL — From testing drugs to developing vaccines, the close study of the immune system is key to improving real-world health outcomes. T-cells are integral to this research, as these white blood...

Potentially Treatable Genetic Mutations Revealed in Subset of Prostate Cancer Patients

May 25, 2020
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Reston, VA — Prostate cancer patients who do not respond well to PSMA-targeted therapy often have potentially treatable mutations in their DNA damage-repair genes, according to research published in...

Lighting Up Cells with Genetically-Encoded X-Ray-Sensitive Probes

May 21, 2020
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Shanghai, China — Microscopic visualization of sub-cellular structures and constituents plays a central role in cell biology. Synchrotron-based X-ray microscopy (XRM) provides a unique approach for...

2D Sandwich Sees Molecules with Clarity

May 18, 2020
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Houston, TX — A sandwich of molybdenum, sulfur and selenium turns out to be deliciously useful for detecting biomolecules. Tests at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering of a two-dimensional...

First Simulation of Full-Sized Mitochondrial Membrane

May 12, 2020
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Groningen, Netherlands — Scientists from the University of Groningen have developed a method that combines different resolution levels in a computer simulation of biological membranes. Their algorithm...

International Research Improves Quality of CT Scan Imagery

May 12, 2020
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Barcelona, Spain — Computed tomography, or CT, utilizes computational processes to combine many X-ray measurements taken from different angles of the body to produce tomographic images. This non-invasive...

Novel Radiotracer Meets Gold Standard for Imaging Prostate Cancer

May 12, 2020
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Tel Aviv, Israel — The novel radiopharmaceutical 18F-PSMA-1007 is both effective and readily available for detecting malignant prostate cancer lesions, according to research published in the April...

New Imaging Method Gives Insights into How Bacteria Move and Exchange Genetic information

May 7, 2020
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Exeter, UK — Scientists have made a pivotal breakthrough in advancing our understanding of how bacteria move and perform genetic exchange – that could potentially lead to the development of new...

Imaging Technology Allows Visualization of Nanoscale Structures Inside Whole Cells

May 5, 2020
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West Lafayette, IN — Since Robert Hooke’s first description of a cell in Micrographia 350 years ago, microscopy has played an important role in understanding the rules of life. However, the...

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