During an eye exam, an optometrist may be able to measure the diameter of blood vessels to determine if a person is likely to ...

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

Scientists will use the instrument to explore how climate change is affecting the ability of coral to survive.

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For over a century, surgeons performing delicate procedures have relied on stereoscopic microscopes to gain a sense of depth. These tools mimic human vision by presenting slightly different images to ...

To avoid this restriction, which is known as vignetting, Cui explains that the team separated the two lenses and inserted a Keplerian telescope between them. “This ‘telescope-within-a-microscope’ ...

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, does a deep dive on the signs of kidney disease. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

A major study has found that people taking acid reflux drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for more than 4.4 years ...

As time progressed, scientists used microscopes to view small sample populations to better understand the shape of their particles. It was not until the early 1990s, with the advent of improved ...

Chronic kidney disease articles from across Nature Portfolio Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as a progressive loss of renal function that lasts for more than 3 months, and is classified ...

The human kidney is a masterclass in biological engineering. Responsible for filtering approximately 50 gallons of blood ...