A new kind of microscope has been developed: it creates 2D light sheets, penetrating biological tissues and causing special molecules to fluoresce. For the microscope to work, the tissue has to be ...

Scientists from La Trobe University and Phillipps-University of Marburg (Germany) have discovered how a peptide called Apelin regulates blood vessel growth, opening new avenues of research for cancer ...

"X-ray microscopy has particular strengths and one of our goals is to apply it to larger networks of neural connections at higher resolutions," Lee said. "The hope is we could someday help address ...

Neurobiology profoundly influences our lives, impacting our health, thoughts, emotions, and behaviours (see How Our Neurobiology Shapes Our Daily Lives; Pang, 2023). Despite its importance, our ...

Techniques to render biological tissues transparent to visible light can allow imaging of large networks of cells or whole organs in their complete environment, as an alternative to studying thin ...