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Nanoscale technique designed for MS diagnosis

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A new nanoscopic imaging technique may lead to experimental methods for early detection and diagnosis of – and possible treatments for –pathological tissues that are precursors to multiple sclerosis (MS) and similar diseases. Chemical engineers at the University of California have studied the myelin sheath, the membrane surrounding nerves that is compromised in patients with ms. Their findings appeared in the May 23, 2011, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (doi: 10.1073/pnas. 1106368108). Shown is an illustration of a neuron, the basic functional...Read full article

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    Published: August 2011
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    nano
    An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
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