New probe could help trace Alzheimer's-linked lipids one cell at a time

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Cells sitting side by side in the same tissues are not identical. Each cell carries its own subtly different chemical signature, a hidden individuality that can reveal how diseases take root and spread. Now, researchers from the University of Osaka have developed a technique sensitive enough to capture this cell-by-cell diversity within tissues with unprecedented precision and stability. Their study is published in the journal Analytical Chemistry.