Expansion microscopy physically enlarges tissue to bypass the diffraction limit. Dr. Sven Truckenbrodt explains how chemistry solves a physics problem in #neuroscience and #lightmicroscopy.
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Mapping the brain requires slicing tissue into thousands of sections and reconstructing it piece by piece. 🧠 Dr. Sven Truckenbrodt explains why data reconstruction is a major bottleneck in #connectomics.
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What does #connectomics actually give us? 🧠 It doesn’t explain behavior by itself but it provides the structural blueprint of neural circuits. Check out our latest episode for more on #connectomics and #brainresearch.
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How small is a synapse? At just nanometers scale, these tiny structures define brain connectivity. 🧠 Dr. Sven Truckenbrodt explains why synapse size matters for #neuroscience and #connectomics. Subscribe for more cutting-edge science!
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How do we map the #brain at molecular resolution?
@sventruckenbrodt.bsky.social Dr. Sven Truckenbrodt explains #connectomics, #expansion microscopy, neuronal barcoding, and why scaling brain mapping is still a major challenge.
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In our latest episode, Prof. Sauer explains how metabolic labelling introduces modified sugar precursors into cellular pathways, enabling fluorescent tagging of glycans and cell-surface structures for fluorescence imaging and quantitative analysis.
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Prof. Markus Sauer discusses funding pressure, short-term contracts, and structural problems in academia, and how they shape scientific careers. #Academia #ResearchFunding
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In super-resolution microscopy, labelling is key: unnatural amino acids enable precise, site-specific fluorophore attachment. Watch the full episode to learn how advances in #microscopy are reshaping our understanding of cellular structure.
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#Antibodies are often too bulky to reach every target in dense clusters, leading to incomplete labeling. #expansionmicroscopy solves this by physically separating proteins, which facilitates efficient labeling and reveals protein complexes.
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Seeing the presynapse at the nanometer scale with super-resolution microscopes.
Watch our latest episode to learn about how modern #microscopy reveals the inner architecture of cells here: youtu.be/8cXV9J5NJQQ
Prof. Markus Sauer @sauerlab.bsky.social explains the physical and chemical origins of #photobleaching; Repeated excitation drives #fluorescent dyes into reactive states where interactions with oxygen destroy their ability to emit light.
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How can individual #molecules be imaged with nanometer precision? Prof. Sauer from @uni-wuerzburg.de explains the idea behind single-molecule localization microscopy, and how #superresolution changed #microscopy.
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#SuperResolution #SciencePodcast
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How do you see inside the cellular world with a nanometer precision? Watch our new episode with Prof. Markus Sauer @sauer-lab.bsky.social on super-resolution microscopy, dSTORM, and expansion microscopy.
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Can exercise help prevent #ParkinsonsDisease? 🏃♂️ Prof. Randy Schekman explains how physical activity may support #brainhealth and resilience.
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Prof. Randy Schekman explains that Sergey Brin funds research without dictating how the money is spent, choosing instead to trust #scientists to manage #research decisions.
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How do billionaires support #science? Prof. Randy Schekman explains how private #funding has shaped large-scale #ParkinsonsDisease research efforts.
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What do we really know about #ParkinsonsDisease? Prof. Randy Schekman explains what science understands so far, and what remains unresolved.
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Why are extracellular vesicles so important? Prof. Randy Schekman explains that they carry key information about the cell’s internal state, with major implications for #diagnostics and #cellbiology.
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Nobel Laureate Randy Schekman joins Neuroscience and Beyond to explore how cells transport information, why extracellular vesicles matter, and what science can -and cannot yet- do about Parkinson's.
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Alzheimer’s progresses like a relay race, moving from amyloid to inflammation to tau, with each step influencing the next. 🧠
Don’t miss our episode on the neurobiology of Alzheimer’s and the immune brain with Prof. Heneka from @uni.lu.
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Knowing the genes behind a disease doesn’t guarantee a cure. It helps us understand risk and mechanisms, but translating this knowledge into effective therapies is not always straightforward.
Don’t miss our episode on the #neurobiology of #Alzheimer’s with Prof. Heneka here: youtu.be/EI_l91M9DE4?...
How do scientists study Alzheimer’s? By climbing a biological ladder - from molecules to human brain tissue - to trace the disease step by step. #Neuroscience #Alzheimers
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Varicella vaccination may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by about 20%.
Prof. Heneka from @uni.lu explains why #viral #infections - and our #immune response to them - may play a much bigger role in #Alzheimer's than previously thought.
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Why can’t we personalize Alzheimer’s treatment the way we do in cancer treatment therapies? Prof. Heneka from @uni.lu explains the fundamental challenge.
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#Alzheimers #Genomics
Can Alzheimer’s disease be prevented?
Research shows we can take meaningful steps today to lower our risk. Professor Michael Heneka from @uni.lu explains why prevention may be our most powerful tool until better treatments arrive.
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Prof. Heneka from @uni.lu explains why early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease is still one of neuroscience’s biggest challenges.
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#AlzheimersAwareness #EarlyDetection #DementiaResearch #BrainHealth
What Is Noise Beyond Decibels?
🎥 Watch Episode #30 with Chris Berdik @cberdik.bsky.social to explore how #noise shapes our #health, #focus, and #wellbeing in a noisy world.
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How neurons make the brain special
🎥 Watch Episode #29 with Prof. Nikolay Kukushkin @niko-kukushkin.bsky.social to explore how #Neurons and other body cells store #Memory.
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How the Amygdala Shapes Personal Space and Social Behavior
🎥 Watch Episode #28 with @raymundobaez.bsky.social to learn about #AmygdalaFunction, #SocialNeuroscience, #PrimateResearch, #GameTheory, #EmotionProcessing and more!
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