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Nanolive imaging confirms norepinephrine triggers lipid accumulation in pre-adipocyte cells
Table of content Norepinephrine: a vital modulator of blood pressure, blood sugar, and fat levels in the body Norepinephrine’s mechanism of action: focus on lipolysis Investigating how norepinephrine influences cell morphology using Nanolive label-free live cell...
Can Nanolive cell imaging shed light on the link between valproic acid and steatosis?
Table of content Valproic acid (VPA): anticonvulsant, epigenetic modulator, potential cancer treatment? VPA interferes with metabolite usage often leading to steatosis Investigating changes in cell metabolism using Nanolive label-free, live cell imaging Nanolive...
Label-free live cell imaging of single cells, with a focus on quantifying phenotypic variation in unperturbed cells
Table of content Introduction: characterization of single cells Background: phenotypic variation Experimental approach: how to image single cells using Nanolive live cell imaging solutions? 1. Visualizing phenotypic variability at the population level 2. Analyzing the...
Nanolive’s CX-A competition announcement winner
In early November 2020, we invited pharma and biotech companies to tell us how they would use our CX-A in their research, to solve one of the 10 threats to the human population identified by the World Health Organization in 2019. We were inundated by high quality...
The Nanolive backgrounds for video conference calls are finally here!
Nanolive wants to offer all their friends an original present to start 2021 with the right foot. Choose from 12 very nice live cell imaging backgrounds. Simply select your favorite one and click on “download”. The image will then be fully displayed on your screen -...
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and Nanolive imaging: the perfect combination?
Table of content Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are widely used in biomedical applications Could Nanolive’s label-free live cell imaging help? The (highly promising) results References Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are widely...
3 new scientific publications using Nanolive label-free live cell imaging
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We are delighted to announce 3 exciting new articles have been published featuring Nanolive cell imaging. These articles come from users based in South Korea, China and Poland. Happy holidays! Elevated CLOCK and BMAL1...
Nanolive label-free cell imaging captures microglia; neurons immune surveillance system hard at work
Table of content Microglia-neuron interactions play a key role in brain health and disease Nanolive label-free live cell imaging reveals dynamic microglia-neuron interactions in real time Microglia play a key-role in modulating neuron activity References...
Watch Nanolive’s new webinar: “Label-free analysis of living cell populations reveals controlled phenotypic variation among single cells”
Nanolive is delighted to announce that our webinar with the topic "Label-free analysis of living cell populations reveals controlled phenotypic variation among single cells" is now available on demand. Watch it here. In this webinar, Dr. Emma Gibbin, Communications...
Nanolive label-free live cell imaging weighs in on the fight against antibiotics resistance
Table of content Multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria are a potent threat to public health Bacteriophages offer a source of hope for solving the antibiotics resistance crisis Endolysins can be native or engineered, but how can they be administered? Testing the...
Competition – 6 months free usage of Nanolive’s Automated Live Cell Imaging Solution
Call-out to all pharma and biotech companies To conclude this very “special” year with an optimistic outlook into the future, we call all pharma and biotech companies to tell us how you would use live cell imaging in your research, to help solve one of the “Ten...
5 new scientific publications using Nanolive label-free live cell imaging
We are delighted to announce 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 exciting new articles featuring Nanolive cell imaging. The articles come from users based in Poland, Germany, and the USA. The in vitro toxicity evaluation of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) in human lung cells by Sawicka et...
Label-free live cell imaging of primary cortical neurons, with a focus on quantifying neurite growth dynamics
Table of content Background: neuron development and the role of neurite growth dynamics Experimental approach: how to image cortical neurons label-free using Nanolive live cell imaging solutions? 1. A timeline of the morphological changes unstimulated primary...
Nanolive receives Microscopy Today Innovation Award 2020 for automated live cell imaging microscope CX-A
Nanolive are delighted to have been selected as winners of the 11th annual Microscopy Today Innovation Awards in 2020 for the development of our automated microscope, the CX-A, a non-invasive live cell imaging method for continuous organelle monitoring in cell...
Watch Nanolive’s new webinar “Unlocking the mysteries of neurite growth in primary cortical neurones: a quantitative approach to live cell imaging”
We are happy to announce that our webinar with the topic "Unlocking the mysteries of neurite growth in primary cortical neurones: a quantitative approach to live cell imaging" is now available on demand. In this webinar, Dr. Emma Gibbin, Communications Specialist at...
Imaging label-free live chondrogenic differentiation, with a focus on the early morphological changes mesenchymal stem cells undergo on the way to becoming cartilage tissue
Background Chondrogenic differentiation describes how cartilage is formed from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Cells pass two morphological stages; first they differentiate into chondroblasts, which then mature into chondrocytes. Chondroblasts are responsible for the...
Chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells imaged live, using Nanolive’s label-free, non-invasive imaging
Chondrogenic differentiation: from stem cell to cartilage Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stromal cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types including osteoblasts (bone cells), neurones (nerve cells), chondrocytes (cartilage cells),...
How do live cells respond to receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) inhibition?
Glioblastoma: the most aggressive brain cancer Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain tumor that places among the most lethal of cancers. Unfortunately, most patients with GBMs die of their disease in less than a year and long-term survival prospects are...