Dissolving microneedles could improve photodynamic skin cancer treatment
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a light-sensitive drug and a specific wavelength of light to destroy cancer cells. The…
Stanford researchers create noninvasive way to deliver light deep inside the body
Light has an increasing number of applications in biology and medicine – it can be used to stimulate…
New imaging technique captures ultrafast microscopic processes with unprecedented detail
Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures more information about ultrafast processes in the microscopic world…
Innovative approach to enhancing laser lithotripsy for kidney stones
During a procedure known as laser lithotripsy, urologists use a small, video-guided laser to blast painful, potentially damaging…