news
New DNA nanostructures set to transform cancer treatment
A University of Sydney study reveals how DNA origami can build programmable nanostructures, with promising applications in targeted drug delivery and nanorobotics.
List view / Grid view
Nanomedicine
news
Combatting HIV using gene therapy
Researchers have created a nanomedicine loaded with siRNAs, which demonstrated a 73 percent reduction in HIV replication.
news
Revolutionary way to measure proteins aids precision medicine advancements
Using a nanofluidic aptamer nanoarray to measure biomolecules including proteins, Japanese researchers are attempting to bridge the gap for precision medicine
news
Treating peanut allergies in mice with mRNA delivering nanoparticles
UCLA have developed technology using nanoparticles that deliver mRNA to liver cells, that could provide a platform to fight allergies.
news
New study highlights lipid nanoparticles and mRNA could treat blindness
The researchers developed nanoparticles able to penetrate the neural retina and deliver mRNA to the photoreceptor cells whose proper function makes vision possible.
article
Nanotechnology: a new immuno-onocology weapon
This article outlines three innovative studies that use nanotechnology to deliver a new immunotherapy approach towards cancers.
news
Nanotechnology platform sensitises cancer to immunotherapy
A new pre-clinical study has utilised nanoparticles to attach immune-activating molecules to cancer cells.
news
AI helps produce nanozyme treatment to regenerate hair in mice
Researchers have used AI to design microneedle patches that restore hair in balding mice.
news
Lipid nanoparticle delivery of mRNA could lead to new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
A study has shown that mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles blocks multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells in mice.
article
Drug Target Review’s highlights from ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022
Victoria Rees and Ria Kakkad from Drug Target Review bring you the key takeaways from the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 event in London.
news
Screening technique could accelerate and improve mRNA therapies
A new single-cell nanoparticle targeting-sequencing approach can measure the cellular uptake of lipid nanoparticles carrying mRNA therapies.
news
Nanotherapy could protect premature babies
Pre-clinical research in newborn rats found that a nanotherapy could prevent chronic lung disease in premature babies.
news
Novel nanotherapy offers hope for potential treatment of type 1 diabetes
Researchers have developed rapamycin-loaded nanocarriers capable of targeting cells related to pancreatic islet transplants without suppressing wider immune responses.
news
Nanoparticle delivery of CRISPR enables genome editing of vascular endothelium
According to researchers, a new method to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 to vascular endothelial cells could be used to treat many diseases, including COVID-19.
news
Targeted nanomedicine reduces vascular lesions in mouse models
The new nanoparticle uses a peptide to target the vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 and reduced the size of vascular lesions in a mouse study.