The new 1.1 GHz NMR spectrometer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will enable researchers to study biomolecules with unprecedented resolution
Read article: 1.1 GHz NMR looks deeper into biological processes
Technical breakthrough has allowed researchers to make an optical nanopore sensor that does not require any electrical connections
Read article: Nanopore sensing goes electrode free
Louis Nemzer describes how studying the physics of the brain could help people with epilepsy by predicting the onset of seizures
Read article: Treating epilepsy with physics
Cerebral organoids generated from induced pluripotent stem cells produce brain waves that resemble those of preterm babies
Read article: Brain waves detected in mini-brains grown from stem cells
Martin Jones describes how instrument scientists like him are developing systems and techniques to help biomedical researchers get the most out of experimental data
Read article: Novel microscopy techniques find needles in ‘big data’ haystacks
Transplanted stem cells containing a novel protein are activated by light or specialized molecules to promote functional and structural recovery after stroke in mice
Read article: Transplanted stem cells light up and enhance stroke recovery
Different sized protein structures can be distinguished using electron microscopy, making them high-resolution analogues of the fluorescent reporter proteins used in optical microscopy
Read article: Bacterial nanostructures act as electron-microscope-compatible gene reporters
Researchers develop reproducible 3D models of neurological tissue as viable tools for neuroscience studies
Read article: Improvements in brain organoids open new doors in neurological research
Enhanced human blood–brain barrier chip performs in vivo-like drug and antibody transport
Read article: Human blood–brain barrier engineered on a microchip
Studying the topological properties of human tissue samples could provide unprecedented diagnostic value for neuroblastoma patients
Read article: Could mathematics help stratify cancers?
