New imaging technique allows doctors to 'see' molecular activity

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On the left hand side of the brain you can see a red netlike structure showing the accumulation of the new agent on specific molecules within inflamed blood vessels. By contrast the normal side of the brain shows no such effect. If this can be transf ...
On the left hand side of the brain you can see a red netlike structure showing the accumulation of the new agent on specific molecules within inflamed blood vessels. By contrast, the normal side of the brain shows no such effect. If this can be transferred to human use, diagnosis and treatment could start much earlier. Credit: University of Oxford

A new technique that will enable doctors to ‘see’ things happening at the molecular level using standard imaging techniques has been developed by Oxford scientists. The technique has initially been directed towards multiple sclerosis, but long-term it has the potential to be used for a vast range of health problems. The findings are published by Nature Medicine on Monday 24 September.


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