Xylella fastidiosa is a vector-borne gram-negative xylem-limited bacterium native to the Americas, affecting more than 650 plant species, including crops of major economic importance. The bacterial sequence…
May 9, 2025
Virtual histology for a multi-modal human brainstem atlas
What is the best imaging approach to build a human brainstem atlas? Dr. Gisela Hagberg, a senior scientist…
April 28, 2025
Beyond the husk – shining light on seed quality through molecular imaging
Seed quality is absolutely key to the success of both agronomically relevant crops and forest tree species used for restoration strategies. Forest restoration activities,…
April 24, 2025
Shedding light on colorectal cancer progression
Colorectal cancer deaths are rising among young adults. Rabe’ah Almahassneh, a PhD student from the University of Valencia who is developing her research work…
April 8, 2025
Multicenter clinical trials in collaboration with pharma companies at the Portuguese Brain Imaging Network (BIN) Node
Clinical evaluation of novel treatments and comparisons with existing ones is of paramount importance in the development of drugs and therapies, to ensure their…
April 7, 2025
Towards the development of novel SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics
Dr. Veronika Huntosova and her team at the Center for Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Technology and Innovation Park, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia, are…
April 4, 2025
Looking at hidden language in our minds
Linda Krahula Doleží is an assistant professor at the Language Centre at the Masaryk University in Brno. She did her PhD on Czech syntax…
March 24, 2025
Imaging to combat crop diseases: How Euro-BioImaging transforms agricultural research
Between 20-40% of global food crop production is lost each year due to plant pests and pathogens, highlighting the urgency for scientific research in…
March 10, 2025
Cutting-edge cancer metabolism studies at CAPI Node
Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, but it also hides a scientific secret. Right in the historic city centre, the…
February 27, 2025
Shedding light on the pathogenic potential of Leishmania tarentolae parasites
Leishmania are protozoan parasites responsible for causing leishmaniasis, a spectrum of severe immunopathologies that affect both humans and animals worldwide. These diseases, which manifest…
February 24, 2025
Understanding the neurological mechanisms that contribute to obesity
Obesity is increasingly an acute public health issue in industrialised countries. According to WHO, in 2022, 1 in 8 people in the world were…
February 12, 2025
Imaging vascular calcifications in the brain, a collaboration spanning continents and millennia
What could be more fascinating than to explore the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in populations as diverse as ancient mummies, modern Americans, and people…
