OCT provides in vivo detection of bacterial biofilms in critical care patients to reduce the incidence of ventilator‐associated pneumonia.
Carbohydrate-Based Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications
Carbohydrates are abundant biomolecules with a strong tendency to form supramolecular networks.
Drug Screening in Drosophila: Why Flies?
Fruit flies are ideal for modeling complex genotypes and phenotypes and have significant potential in drug screening.
Recent Advances in Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer and Infectious Diseases
Photodynamic therapy combines light and a photosensitizer to generate reactive oxygen species to induce cellular damage.
Optical Coherence Microscopy Provides New Insight into Infertility
Researchers apply optical coherence microscopy to create in vivo images of the preimplantation developmental process in mice.
“Snap-Reading” Diagnostic Tool for Real-Time Tumor Identification
Distinguishing tumors from normal brain cells is important in diagnosis and is particularly challenging in glioma (a type of tumor that occurs in the brain and spinal cord) surgery due to the lack of clear interfaces between healthy and affected cells. Prof. Marie...
Extracellular RNA in Viral–Host Interactions: Thinking Outside the Cell
Small RNAs and their associated RNA interference (RNAi) pathways underpin diverse mechanisms of gene regulation and genome defense across all three kingdoms of life and are integral to virus–host interactions.
Developmental Origins and Oncogenic Pathways in Malignant Brain Tumors
Brain tumors are among the leading causes of cancer‐related deaths, exhibiting poor prognoses with little improvement in outcomes over the past several decades.
Novel Urine Analysis Technique to Detect Cancer
A team of researchers from China combined AC and SERS technologies to develop a novel method for urinary modified nucleoside detection as a tool for cancer screening.
Raman Spectroscopy Guidance System Integrated with a Brain Biopsy Needle
A team of Canadian researchers developed and clinically tested a navigation‐guided fiberoptic Raman probe that allows surgeons to interrogate brain tissue in situ at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal.