Not exact matches
Acquiring high - definition
images of every
cancer cell found in a blood sample, making characterization at single -
cell resolution possible.
Shown here is an
image of early stage - prostate
cancer where the
cancer cells lack the PTEN and INPP4B genes.
During the sessions, U.S. and Cuban scientists explored such topics as the molecular mechanisms
cancer cells employ to evade the body's immune system, new tools to
image and manipulate that system, and ways to rethink how such therapies can best be deployed to reach patients where they receive health services.
They're also used as biological probes to
image cancer and to study processes inside
cells,» Pentelute says.
The researchers also used their ultrasound technique in mice to
image Salmonella bacteria, which could be used to deliver
cancer - killing drugs to tumor
cells.
This confocal microscopy
image depicts drug - tolerant
cancer cells.
Such
images could help researchers learn how
cancer cells invade other tissues.
Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike
image of patient anatomy for
cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which
cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.
In a recent study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Associate Professor of Chemistry Wei Min's team developed a new glucose analogue that can mimic the natural glucose, and
imaged its uptake as energy source by living
cancer cells, neurons and tissues at the single
cell level.
This
image shows autophagic vesicles containing mutant K - Ras formed in the membrane of human pancreatic
cancer cells after exposure to neratinib.
This
image represents synthetic lethal wiring of a
cancer cell, with previously known interactions in red and newly discovered interactions in gray.
In order to track the movements of biological particles in a
cell, scientists at Heidelberg University and the German
Cancer Research Center have developed a powerful analysis method for live
cell microscopy
images.
A
cancer cell under the microscope: The STED
image (left) has a background of low resolution.
The
images helped researchers to home in on PTEN levels in the
cancer cells while ignoring the other
cells in the samples.
High - resolution microscope
image of an invasive breast
cancer cell (magenta) expressing Myosin - 10 induced «sticky - fingers» (green).
The
images show how a growth factor caused
cells to change forms and regroup from tight packs of epithelial
cells to more mobile, loose arrays of mesenchymal
cells — information useful for studying
cancer and wound healing.
Leaders have said the Australian Synchrotron (AS) will push the boundaries of synchrotron science, allowing clinicians to
image a single
cancer cell in a woman's breast or plaques in the artery wall of a beating heart.
Through laser imaging at speeds up to 3,000 frames per second, a computer can capture
images from all angles and reconstruct a model of all
cells in the given sample, testing for all types of
cancer in a matter of minutes.
This
image shows differential susceptibility of normal
cells (left) and
cancer cells (right) to vtamin C.
This
image shows an expression of the stem
cell gene Musashi in human pancreatic
cancer.
In the right
image, PAK is inhibited, STAT5 is therefore no longer active and
cancer cells die.
Brain
cancer stem
cells (left) are killed by Zika virus infection (
image at right shows
cells after Zika treatment).
They also acoustically rotated and
imaged a HeLa
cancer cell, also for the first time.
The scientists have discovered that the colon has a safety mechanism to prevent the self - renewal of adenoma stem
cells (
Image: Colorectal
Cancer Lab, IRB Barcelona)
This year's winners include a fast way to analyze the chemical composition of
cells, a suite of genetic tools to improve crops, and a method to screen
images of 3 - D
cell cultures for
cancer cells.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $ 3 million grant from the National
Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a triple threat in the fight against cancer: a single virus equipped to find, image and kill cancer cells, all at
Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a triple threat in the fight against
cancer: a single virus equipped to find, image and kill cancer cells, all at
cancer: a single virus equipped to find,
image and kill
cancer cells, all at
cancer cells, all at once.
While this undoubtedly represents progress,
image - processing methods have struggled to analyse high - grade breast
cancer cells as these
cells are often clustered together and have vague boundaries, which makes successful detection extremely challenging.
«Theranostics» Simultaneously Kill and
Image Prostate
Cancer Cells Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer - imaging experts developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy
Cancer Cells Experimenting with human prostate cancer cells and mice, cancer - imaging experts developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy
Cells Experimenting with human prostate
cancer cells and mice, cancer - imaging experts developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy
cancer cells and mice, cancer - imaging experts developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy
cells and mice,
cancer - imaging experts developed a method for finding and killing malignant cells while sparing healthy
cancer - imaging experts developed a method for finding and killing malignant
cells while sparing healthy
cells while sparing healthy ones.
Fluorescent
images of the mixture of prostate
cancer C4 - 2B (red) and stromal HS - 5 (green)
cells: (A) before, (B) after the first scan and (C) 60 s after the second scan, exposure to the pair of laser pulses (532 nm and 787 nm) that selectively generated
cell damaging PNBs causing fading of red fluorescence due to leaking of red calcein out through the disrupted membrane.
Image credits: T
cell — Shutterstock; T
cells attacking
cancer cells — Shutterstock; Sick woman with blanket — sheff / Shutterstock.
The brightness of the PNBs in
cancer C4 - 2B
cells (measured as the pixel
image amplitude of the PNB, Figure 7F) was found to be 71 times higher than that for stromal
cells (Figure 7H).
Confocal fluorescent, confocal scattering
images of prostate
cancer C4 - 2B (A, B) and stromal HS - 5 (D, E)
cells: (A, D)- confocal fluorescent
images of AlexaFluor488 conjugated to PSMA antibody, (B, E)- confocal scattering
images of gold NPs clusters (shown in red on the green fluorescent background that shows
cell tracker dye) and (C, F) the corresponding profiles of scattering signal amplitudes by gold NPs clusters in
cells.
The optical contrast (measured as a ratio of the fluorescent
image amplitudes for C4 - 2B to HS - 5) of fluorescent imaging for
cancer versus stromal
cells was 2.3 (Figure 7B, D).
Dr. Simonton often wrote about his young patients who created (metaphorical) mental
images of immune system
cells as «knights in shining armor», slaying «the dragon» of
cancer cells.