Elena Longo

Insulin fails to mitigate amyloid pathology but modulates intestinal morphology in the 5xFAD model revealed by synchrotron-based XPCT

This study shows intranasal insulin does not reduce brain amyloid plaques in 5xFAD mice but changes intestinal morphology and fecal metaproteomics.

Extensive opsin gene expansion and non-cerebral origin of the minimalist eye in a model tardigrade

The paper identifies an extensive opsin gene expansion in the tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris, revealing a minimalist eye structure with non-cerebral origin and diverse non-visual photoreceptor functions.

Vapor-based Fixation of Pulmonary Tissue in its Physiological State: A Novel Approach to Histological Validation of Ultra High Resolution Phase Contrast CT in Human Sized Lungs

The paper demonstrates that formaldehyde vapor fixation preserves porcine lung tissue for high-resolution phase contrast CT imaging and histology, validating its use for studying lung pathology.

Protocol for 3D Virtual Histology of Unstained Human Brain Tissue using Synchrotron Radiation Phase-Contrast Microtomography

This paper provides a protocol for 3D imaging of unstained human brain tissue using synchrotron radiation phase-contrast microtomography, enabling detailed anatomical analysis at the cellular level.

The actin cytoskeleton plays multiple roles in structural color formation in butterfly wing scales

This study shows actin cytoskeleton is essential for templating optical nanostructures in butterfly wing scales that produce structural colors.