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Sharpened Focus: Improving the Numbers, Utility of Medical Imaging
Release Date: 04/12/2011 The idea of probing the body's interior with radiation stretches back to experiments with X rays in the 1800s, but more than a century later, … more
'A Little Off the Top' Helps NIST Map Cells with Submicrometer Resolution
Release Date: 03/01/2011 To determine if a tissue biopsy reveals the presence of cancer, a histologist often screens for cells with an abnormal appearance or a specific … more
Using Artificial, Cell-Like ‘Honey Pots’ To Entrap Deadly Viruses
Release Date: 03/01/2011 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Weill Cornell Medical College have designed artificial … more
Extracting Cellular 'Engines' May Aid in Understanding Mitochondrial Diseases
Release Date: 01/05/2011 Medical researchers who crave a means of exploring the genetic culprits behind a host of neuromuscular disorders may have just had their wish … more
JILA Unveils Improved 'Molecular Fingerprinting' for Trace Gas Detection
Release Date: 10/13/2010 Scientists at JILA and collaborators have demonstrated an improved laser-based "molecular fingerprinting" technique that picks out … more
New Look at Multitalented Protein Sheds Light on Mysteries of HIV
Release Date: 10/13/2010 New insights into the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection process, which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), may now be … more
Faster CARS, Less Damage: NIST Chemical Microscopy Shows Potential for Cell Diagnostics
Release Date: 10/13/2010 A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerful—but … more
NIST Mini-Sensor Traces Faint Magnetic Signature of Human Heartbeat
Release Date: 10/13/2010 Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the German national metrology institute have used NIST's … more
NIST Team Advances in Translating Language of Nanopores
Release Date: 06/23/2010 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood … more
Scaffold Gradients: Finding the Right Environment for Developing Cells
Release Date: 05/25/2010 People often have strong opinions on the "right" firmness of mattresses for themselves, and, as it turns out, some cell types have … more
Meet Phannie, NIST's Standard 'Phantom' for Calibrating MRI Machines
Release Date: 05/11/2010 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)--a widely used medical tool that relies on magnetic fields and radio waves to visualize the body's internal … more
To Improve Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Good Medicine Is a Polymer Pill
Release Date: 04/27/2010 In the top image, Zachary Levine (at left) and Joe Chen prepare to load a boxful of polymer ellipsoids into a CT scanner to test its ability to … more
Combining Nanotubes and Antibodies for Breast Cancer ‘Search and Destroy’ Missions
Release Date: 12/01/2009 Single-walled nanotubes--cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter--have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong … more
Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
Release Date: 11/17/2009 If you're watching the complex processes in a living cell, it is easy to miss something important--especially if you are watching changes that … more
NIST Quantifies Low Levels of 'Heart Attack Risk' Protein
Release Date: 11/03/2009 Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile, but it's worth it if the needle is a hard-to-detect protein that may identify a person at … more |
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