Fluorescent sensors could help researchers see diabetes in action

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University of Bath scientists created fluorescent molecular probes that track glucose changes in living animals in real time. The tools could help visualize sugar uptake and study diabetes, cancer and other metabolic diseases.

Researchers from the University of Bath have developed fluorescent molecular probes that can detect changes in glucose levels inside living animals, giving scientists new ways of visualizing sugar uptake and studying diabetes, cancer and other metabolic diseases in whole organisms in real time. The findings are published in the journal Advanced Science.