Optical tissue monitoring predicts dialysis-related fluid instability
For the millions of people living with end‑stage kidney disease, hemodialysis is more than a medical procedure, it…
Teen girls who play organized sports show lower breast cancer risk biomarkers
A study of Black and Hispanic adolescent girls shows that even modest participation in organized sports is associated…
MIT researchers map dynamic fuzzy coat surrounding tau protein fibrils
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the clumping of proteins called Tau, which form tangled fibrils…
Noninvasive Raman device tracks blood glucose accurately in under a minute
A shoebox-sized optical device reads glucose directly through the skin in seconds, offering a promising step toward truly…
Uranus’s Small Moons Are Dark, Red, and Water-Poor
The solar system’s oddball planet has some pretty odd moons, too. The first infrared spectra of Uranus’s small…
A new way to monitor chemotherapy drug behavior inside cells
Scientists have made incredible progress in developing cancer therapies that help patients across cancer types. However, they face…
In a World-First, Scientists Directly Observe Elusive “Dark Excitons”
The TR-ARPES setup used in the research. Credit: Jeff Prine (OIST) Using one of the world’s most advanced…
Picoquant invests in Fluobrick Solutions to simplify access to single molecule research
PicoQuant GmbH announces its investment in FluoBrick Solutions GmbH, a newly founded Berlin-based start-up focused on giving life…
Karl S. Booksh supercharges chemical measurements
Vitals Hometown: New Orleans, Louisiana Education: BS, chemistry, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1990; PhD, analytical chemistry, University…
Compact bNIRS technology could become a diagnostic toolkit for dementia
Early and accurate diagnosis of dementia remains a major challenge. Standard approaches such as MRI and PET scans…
Scientists trace rare nuclei ‘island’ where physics rules break apart
Researchers at CERN have made a great step forward in revealing how atomic nuclei behave after they mapped…