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How an incidental exhalation led to improved DNA detection device
While attempting to position two chips on a microscope, an involuntary exhalation by scientist Greg Madejski caused them to adhere to great effect.
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Scientists create “tracking” nanoagents to illuminate very small diseased tissues
Polymer nanoagents that can ‘light up’ tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect, have been created by a research team led by NTU Singapore.
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Nano-sized gold particles, shaped to behave as clones in bio-medicine
Gold nanoparticles have been shaped to improve their properties in biomedicine and photonics by using a special laser system...
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Nanoparticles give disease-fighting properties to cells
A new biomedical tool has been developed using nanoparticles that deliver transient gene changes to targeted cells...
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Nemus Bioscience’s cannabis drug treats glaucoma in animal models
Nemus Bioscience announced that THC derived from NB1111 achieved significant tissue concentrations in multiple compartments of the eye...
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Extra funding for nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy research
The DFG has agreed to fund the Mainz-based Collaborative Research Center involved in the development of nanomaterials for cancer immunotherapy...
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New blood test uses nanotechnology to predict prostate cancer
A new diagnostic will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test for aggressive prostate cancer.
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Nanoparticle aggregates for destruction of cancer cells
An international team has shown that it is possible to mechanically destroy cancer cells by rotating magnetic nanoparticles attached to them in elongated aggregates.
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Anticancer nanomaterials created by simulating underwater volcanoes
Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, have developed anticancer nanomaterials by simulating the volcano-induced dynamic chemistry of the deep ocean.
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A new approach to Organ-on-a-Chip
Draper's Joe Charest explains how synthetic organoids can lead to safer drug testing, and why organ-on-a-chip technology is the future of drug discovery...
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Nanoparticle-mediated enzyme delivery for application in cancer therapy
Enzyme therapy is a promising form of cancer treatment. The specific nature of enzyme and substrate interaction gives enzyme therapy an edge compared to standard non-specific therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy. However, since most of these enzymes are of a foreign nature, the delivery of these immunogenic enzymes has…
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Nanoinjection increases survival rate of cells to 90%
How do tumours grow? And how do bacteria transform harmless substances into medical agents? When biophysicists want to understand what is happening in living cells, they have to introduce fluorescent probes or other foreign molecules. There are several ways to overcome the cell wall without causing the cell permanent harm.
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Nanohyperthermia softens tumours to improve treatment
The mechanical resistance of tumours and collateral damage of standard treatments often hinder efforts to defeat cancers.
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Magnetically controlled drug effectively targets and dissolves blood clots
23 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Scientists have developed a magnetically controlled drug that can be condensed on a blood clot by means of a magnetic field...
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Nanoparticles used to deliver RNAi agents to thyroid cancer tumours
20 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Researchers have developed an innovative nanoplatform that allows them to effectively deliver RNAi agents to the sites of cancer and suppress tumour growth...
