Inside Front Cover in Advanced Science

Our latest research work made it on the Inside Front Cover in Advanced Science demonstrating Early Detection of Cell Death Using MRI (https://lnkd.in/dNYazAEw).

The cover art (created by Barth van Rossum) visualizes a key biological transition — as cells begin to die, their membranes become leaky, allowing magnetically activated water molecules to exchange between intracellular and extracellular spaces. By leveraging the distinct diffusion properties of water in these compartments, MRI can sensitively capture these early changes.

This approach opens up a new window into cell viability:
🔬 Detecting cell death at very early stages
🧫 Demonstrated across in vitro and in vivo systems
🧍 Translational potential already shown in humans
The work by first-author Athanasia Kaika and colleagues (DOI: 10.1002/advs.202513317) pushes filter-exchange imaging to early detection of cell death — with clear implications for therapy monitoring, oncology, and beyond.

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Thanks to institutional and grant support by Technische Universität München, University of Cambridge, Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering (MIBE), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) – German Research Foundation, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften