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May 20, 2013

MBF Bioscience Wins Prestigious Tibbetts Award in Recognition of Outstanding Technological Innovation

by Pasang
in Company News, Press Release, Additional Subject Matter, Awards
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MBF Bioscience received a prestigious Tibbetts Award during a ceremony at the White House on May 16. The Tibbetts Award recognizes MBF Bioscience for a number of accomplishments including: technological innovation, serving federal Research and Development needs, encouraging diverse participation, and increasing the practical commercial use of federal research.   The Tibbetts Award is given to companies who participate in the Small Business Innovation Research program which is run by...

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April 18, 2013

Stanford Scientists Render Mouse Brain Transparent, Offering New Possibilities For 3D Analysis

by Pasang
in Neurolucida®, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Cleared Tissue and Whole Organ Research, Additional Subject Matter, 3D Reconstruction
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  The importance of studying the brain in three dimentions is something we understand at MBF Bioscience. Every day scientists around the world use our products to reconstruct neurons and analyze brain cells in 3D. That's why we're excited to hear about the new possibilities for whole brain analysis coming out of Dr. Karl Deisseroth's lab at Stanford University.   A press release issued last week describes a...

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April 10, 2013

Scientists Use Neurolucida in Study Describing New Cell Population in Juvenile CA3 Hippocampus

by Pasang
in Neurolucida®, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, MBF Products & Service Solutions, 3D Reconstruction, Neuron Reconstruction
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There's a lot to be said for being in the right place at the right time. For a neuron, emerging at a certain place within the brain destines it for a particular function. A new study posits that, for a group of cells in the hippocampus, it's not only where a neuron is born, but also when it is born, that defines the specific roles...

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April 4, 2013

Stereo Investigator Helps Scientists Assess Damage in Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke

by Pasang
in Scientific Applications & Use Cases, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, Stereo Investigator®, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, Stereology, Cavalieri Estimator, Optical Fractionator
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A stroke patient is rushed to the hospital. Deprived of oxygen-rich blood, brain cells have already died, and more damage will probably occur in the hours and days to come. But researchers at the University of South Florida and the University of Padova in Italy say a two-part package administered through the body, rather than directly into the brain, may be the key to staving...

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April 2, 2013

Celebrating 50 years of Computer Microscopy (1963 – 2013) Part II: The Impact of the Computer Microscope on Neuroanatomical Analysis

by Pasang
in Company News, Additional Subject Matter
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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="189"] Overall view of the computer microscope developed by Drs. van der Loos and Glaser (circa 1965).[/caption] Prior to the computer microscope era, quantitative neuro-anatomical studies were performed using the camera lucida method, an optical method allowing the scientist to see the neurons as if reflected on the piece of paper on which she will trace. These studies were painstaking and extremely time-consuming....

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March 27, 2013

Scientists in Japan Identify Two Brain Circuits Involved in Image Recognition; Neurolucida Plays Part

by Pasang
in Software Applications For Quantitive Analysis, Neurolucida®, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, Neurolucida®Explorer, 3D Reconstruction, Neuron Reconstruction
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    A monkey spots a mango and part of its brain lights up. The action takes place in the inferior temporal cortex, part of the brain that's essential to object recognition. Using retrograde tracing and anatomical imaging, scientists at the National Institute of Neuroscience, and the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan identified two interwoven, yet distinct, systems within the region's complex circuitry.   “Our anatomical findings provide evidence...

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March 22, 2013

With WormLab, Worm Detection and Tracking Has Never Been So Simple – Find Out With a Free Trial.

by Pasang
in Software Applications For Quantitive Analysis, WormLab®, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, WormLab®Imaging System, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, C.elegans Behavioral Analysis Solutions, C. Elegans, Worm Tracking
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  WormLab is already contributing to a variety of research projects from the study of neurodegeneration at Johns Hopkins, to research on neural circuit function at UMass, neurotransmitter transporters at Vanderbilt University, and explorations into how the brain controls growth and fat metabolism at the University of Nevada, Reno. Why? WormLab is intuitive, fast, and yields an astounding amount of data very quickly.   Try it with your...

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March 21, 2013

UVA Scientists Use Neurolucida in Study Identifying Two New Circuits in Rat Neocortex

by Pasang
in Neurolucida®, Software & Microscope Integrated Systems, Scientific Applications & Use Cases, MBF Products & Service Solutions, Additional Subject Matter, 3D Reconstruction, Neuron Reconstruction
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Revving engines, blasting sirens, the drummer next door. Despite the myriad sensory stimuli going on around us at any given moment, humans have the ability to stay focused on the task at hand. This skill is due to a part of the brain known as the neocortex, a six-layer structure whose intricate wiring is largely a mystery. But researchers at the University of Virginia just...

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March 14, 2013

New Evidence Confirms 1969 Hypothesis About a Neocortical Structure in Avian Brains

by Pasang
in Additional Subject Matter
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  Humans invent tools, talk to each other, and philosophize, thanks to a part of the brain known as the neocortex. All mammals have it, allowing them to function on a more sophisticated level than animals like geckos and sea anemones. And then there are birds. Avians don't have a neocortex, yet they display higher level processes in their behavior, a characteristic which led Dr. Harvey...

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March 11, 2013

Celebrating 50 Years of the Computer Microscope (1963-2013) – Part I: The First Semi-Automatic System for Neuroanatomical Analysis

by Pasang
in Company News, Additional Subject Matter
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  [caption id="attachment_3412" align="aligncenter" width="238"] Original figures published with permission from Dr. Ed Glaser[/caption]   In 1963, Dr. Ed Glaser (co-founder of MBF Bioscience) and Dr. Hendrik van der Loos were at the John Hopkins Medical School putting the final touches on the first computer microscope, an analog computer connected to a light microscope. It was described as a system for attaching X-Y-Z transducers to a microscope stage,...

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