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Two-in-One Imaging Agents

Accurate visualization of living systems is key to the correct diagnosis and effective treatment of many diseases, as well as an improved understanding of biological processes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a popular non-invasive visualization technique, which requires a possibly toxi ... more

New ways to diagnose skin cancer?

A biopsy is a painful and scarring but often unavoidable procedure, to decide whether a suspicious looking region on the skin is cancer or a harmless spot. Now, scientists attained promising results of autofluorescence and reflectance measurements of tissue as a noninvasive approach for bas ... more

Greater Accuracy in Gauging Blood Coagulation

Thrombin plays a key role in various pathologies of the haemostatic system. Overexpression of thrombin can result in thrombosis, whereas its underexpression might lead to haemophilia. Therefore, accurate monitoring of thrombin activity is crucial for determining the proper treatment of a gi ... more

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