Although cardiovascular disease is the main cause of illness among women in the U.S., certain conditions such as coronary microvascular disease (CMD) cannot be easily diagnosed. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have identified specific biomarkers for CMD, which might reduce future hospitalizations. CMD damages the inner walls of blood […]
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Nature Inspired Materials
Thought LeadersDr. Lauren ZarzarAssistant Professor of ChemistryPenn State University In this interview, Dr. Lauren Zarzar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Engineering talks to News-Medical and Life Sciences about how exploring the natural world can serve as both inspiration and model for the invention of dynamic materials. Can you begin by telling us what […]
ATR-FTIR for Single Cell Analysis
Skip to: What is ATR-FTIR? Current Single Cell Analysis Methods How is ATR-FTIR Used for Single Cell Analysis? Current Applications of ATR-FTIR Single Cell Analysis Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR. Image Credit: Ken Stocker / Shutterstock What is ATR-FTIR? An acronym for attenuated total reflection Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy, ATF-FTIR is an analysis technique that can be […]
Tumorsphere Formulation and Use in Cancer Stem Cell Research
Skip to: What are tumorspheres? Tumorsphere formation assay Technical notes on tumorsphere cultivation What are the types of cancer stem cell (CSC) tumorspheres? Tumorspheres for screening anti-CSC drugs What is the future of tumorspheres? What are tumorspheres? Numerous studies have pointed out that cancer stem cells (CSCs) play an important role in cancer progression, metastasis, […]