Cynthia E Keen

An “invisibility cloak” for cells The top row of photos, taken with a scanning electron microscope, shows uncoated cell clusters (islets). The bottom row shows a series of islets covered in a thin film that hides the donor cells from the body’s immune response, potentially offering a novel approach to treating diabetes. Scale bar: 0.05 mm.

In vivo ultrasound images From left to right: a cyst, breast implant, dense fibrous tissue and solid mass. The top row shows conventional 2D ultrasound images while the bottom row shows the corresponding images using the 3D PURE system. (Courtesy: the researchers) Women at high risk of breast cancer are more susceptible to developing cancers in the gap between routine screening exams. These so-called “interval cancers” tend to be fast-growing and account for 20% to 30% of all breast cancer cases.

Overcoming imaging limitations PrecisionView is a handheld endomicroscope that provides real-time, high-resolution imaging across large tissue areas, providing a potential alternative to invasive biopsies. (Courtesy: Rice University) Epithelial cancers account for 80% to 90% of all cancer cases in the world, comprising a wide variety of malignancies that begin in the epithelial tissues that form the skin and line the body’s internal passageways and organs.