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Functional MRI monitors brain activity during scratching
A deeper understanding of chronic itch and the scratching response in humans is clinically...
First human trial of tethered capsule endoscope
Deaths from esophageal cancer are often preventable. Before full-blown cancer develops, a...
Assessing chemotherapy response within days, not months
Doctors typically judge a cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy by using imaging techniques...
Large-area sensors for medical imaging
Engineers at the University of Sheffield and at the Science and Technology Facilities Council’s...

Feature Articles
Detecting Colon Cancer, Virtually
For scientists researching ways to prevent death, colon cancer offers a tempting target because...
Hyperspectral Imaging for the Life Sciences
Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging techniques were developed for applications in remote...
The Quest for a Better Biological Imaging System
Imaging biological systems on the cellular and even molecular level requires a material that is as...

From The Clinic
PET/CT for cancer detection in children
PET/CT systems provide images of functional processes and anatomy in a single evaluation, which...
PET more accurate in assessing cancer treatment response
Conventional imaging methods such as CT and MRI are used to measure sarcoma patients’ responses to...
Monitoring post-lasik complications
Ophthalmologists measure central corneal thickness before and after lasik procedures to help plan...

From The Journals
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Versatile fluorophores
Bodipy dyes have proved advantageous for biology, medicine and environmental chemistry...
Resonance Raman spectroscopy
Whereas conventional Raman spectroscopy measures light scattered weakly by molecular vibrations and...
Bioluminescence tomography
Bioluminescence imaging has become increasingly important for biomedical research and drug...
GeneChip image processing
Researchers from the University of Essex in Colchester, UK, have provided an overview of image...
NIR spectroscopy measures blood flow
Peripheral vascular disease, common among the elderly, results in reduced blood flow to the lower...
Wireless capsule endoscopy
Clinical studies of wireless capsule endoscopy have focused on situations in which the traditional...

New Media
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Spectroscopy, imaging
Intevac Inc.
In vivo imaging
Carestream Health Inc.
Antibody resource
ABR-Affinity BioReagents
Cell microscopy
ibidi GmbH
Research products
Promega Corp.
Cardiac MRI
Humana Press
Biosensors, biochips
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Laser microdissection
Molecular Machines & Industries (MMI) AG
Bionanofluidic MEMS
Springer Science+Business Media LLC

New To The Market
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Scanning nonlinear microscope
JenLab GmbH
488-nm laser
CVI Melles Griot
Multispectral imaging
Carestream Health Inc.
Silicon photomultiplier
SensL
Surface imaging
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Laser spectrometer
Zecotek Photonics Inc.
Image analysis software
Definiens
Coverslip chamber
Bioscience Tools
Collimation measurement
Photon Inc.
Digital slide system
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH
Computed tomography
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.
Achromatic lenses
Edmund Optics Inc.
Acoustic enclosure
Herzan LLC
Micron stage
Prior Scientific Inc.
Short-pulse oscillator
Coherent Inc.
Diode laser modules
Dilas Diode Laser Inc.
OCT microscope
Michelson Diagnostics Ltd.
Liquid handling software
BioTek Instruments Inc.
Infrared fiber
IRphotonics Inc.
Laser meter
Ophir-Spiricon Inc.
Miniature spectrometer
Ocean Optics Inc.
Imaging system
NeuroPhysics Corp.
Scanning systems
Nikon Instruments Inc.
Photodiode preamplifier
Opto Diode Corp.
NIR camera
Sensors Unlimited Inc.
Diode laser
StockerYale Inc.
Laser system
Femtolasers Produktions GmbH
Stacked laser arrays
Intense Ltd.
CCD camera
Andor Technology plc
LED module
Bookham Inc.
Motorized stand
Olympus America Inc.
Gel imaging
Syngene
Light source
Fianium
Color camera
Toshiba Imaging Systems Div.
Thermal insert
Warner Instruments
Thermal insert
Warner Instruments
FTIR microscope
Jasco Inc.
Digital camera
Vision Research Inc.
Solution measurement
C Technologies Inc.
Multichannel imaging
MAG Biosystems
Broad-wavelength lens
Coastal Optical Systems Inc.
880-nm SLED
Exalos AG
Bandpass filters
Omega Optical Inc.
Wavelength laser
Ondax Inc.
Continuous-wave laser
Z-Laser Optoelektronik GmbH
Optical design software
Lambda Research Corp.
Seed lasers
Toptica Photonics AG

News and Features
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Spectroscopy aids determination of birds’ sex
As a visit to the zoo reveals, some bird species display marked sexual dimorphism, with males...
Blinking tamed in quantum dots
Quantum dots in some ways are comparable to the display lights popular during the holidays: They...
Optodes visualize ammonium distribution within plant root system
Nitrogen compounds such as ammonium are important nutrients for plant growth. Scientists at the...
New europium complex opens lanthanides to two-photon imaging
Although lanthanides have been used for biological imaging, they are somewhat limited for use in...
Tracking bacterial gene expression with firefly luciferase
Because gene expression within a cell population fluctuates randomly, investigators must monitor...
Women have thicker skulls, survey indicates
Researchers have used CT scan technology to study the geometric characteristics of living human...
Researchers tap terahertz spectroscopy to probe photoactive proteins
A recent study of rhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin using terahertz spectroscopy has led researchers...
VIT Technical, UC Berkley Join in Transfer Project
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in Espoo, and the University of California, Berkeley,...
Definiens, Cenix Bioscience Set Licensing Pact
Definiens of Munich, an image analysis and interpretation company, and Cenix BioScience GmbH of...
Invitrogen Renews Supply Pact with Luminex
Invitrogen Corp. of Carlsbad, Calif., a provider of life sciences technologies for research and...
Siemens Healthcare Wins FDA Clearance
Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, Pa., has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its Artis zeego,...
Chemimage, USDA Cooperate on Imaging
ChemImage Corp. of Pittsburgh and the US Department of Agriculture‘s Agricultural Research Service...
Acculight Wins $85,000 SBIR Grant
Aculight Corp. of Bothell, Wash., has received an $850,000 Small Business Innovation Research...
Michaelson Diagnostic Licenses Imaging Technology
Michelson Diagnostics Ltd. of Orpington, UK, has signed an exclusive worldwide license with...
Leica Microsystems Acquires Cell Analysis
Leica Microsystems GmbH of Wetzlar, Germany, has acquired Cell Analysis Inc. of Highland Park, Ill....
Ophthalmic Imaging Acquires AcerMed Assets
In California, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems of Sacramento has acquired the assets of AcerMed Inc. of...
International Consortium Tackles Genome Project
An international research consortium has undertaken an effort to sequence the genomes of at least...
Cal Blue Shield Paying Laser Procedure
Blue Shield of California, a San Francisco-based health insurer, has adopted a policy to approve...
Caliper Life Sciences, AntiCancer to Cross License
Caliper Life Sciences Inc. of Hopkinton, Mass., and AntiCancer Inc. of San Diego, have agreed to...

Post Scripts
Arsenic may provide new imaging agent for tumors
Doctors use methods such as PET, CT, MRI, ultrasound and optical imaging to study tumor development...

Research
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AFM reads genetic code
Gene expression can vary greatly among individual cells in the same tissue, especially in the case...
A compact and affordable optical trap for cell sorting
Microfluidic devices can be used to perform cellular assays for biomedical research, for drug...
The balance of success in cancer diagnosis
Recent studies have suggested that there is no “magic bullet” for diagnosis of cancer and other...
Flow cytometry technique detects translocating proteins
Detecting the translocation of proteins from one subcellular compartment to another is of interest...
Deeper into the plant kingdom
Researchers in a number of areas, from agriculture to environmental processes to pharmacology, want...

Technology Solutions
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Spectrometry is for the birds
About 10 years ago, a pair of studies reported that the small birds known as blue tits have...
More than just floating on air
Researchers with Yale University School of Medicine’s department of cellular and molecular...
Introducing digital x-ray imaging to the clinic
Digital x-ray imaging offers an attractive alternative for applications in medical radiography. It...
A single optical probe does double duty
Investigators engaged in fluorescence spectroscopy have had two less-than-perfect choices for fiber...