Engineered nanoparticles built around indocyanine green, a fluorescent dye already approved for clinical use, could sharpen how surgeons see and remove tumors during operations. A study in the journal ...

A growing body of researchers is utilizing optical imaging to monitor activity in the brain. One type of optical imaging, two-photon calcium imaging, has been widely adopted for its ability to record ...

This article presents a carefully described technique with some tips on successful imaging of calcium with Fura-2 AM in the ventral spinal motor neurons of the spinal cord. 1. Preparing Enriched ...

The adult human heart ventricle consists of cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and other types of supporting cells. Despite cardiomyocytes being 75% of the total volume of the human ...

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a new generation of fast-acting fluorescent dyes that optically highlight electrical activity in neuronal ...