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Novel nanoparticle therapeutics shows promise to fight solid tumors

Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine have discovered a possible new approach to treating solid tumors through the creation of a novel nanoparticle. Solid tumors are found in cancers such as breast, head and neck, and colon cancer.

14 Jun 2022

New injectable therapy helps repair spinal cord injuries with dancing molecules

A new injectable therapy for spinal cord injuries uses specially engineered molecules that trigger a healing response in spinal cells.

7 Jun 2022

Study could provide a new approach to treating metastatic triple negative breast cancer

Research from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center could provide a new approach to treating an aggressive form of breast cancer.

12 May 2022

Rice educates future leaders in nano-enabled cancer applications

Nanotechnology is increasingly important to the development of treatments for cancer. But to succeed, clinicians need to understand it.

22 Apr 2022

New photo-responsive nanomedicine for light-controlled colorectal cancer therapy

A research team from Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed a photo-responsive nanomedicine for light-controlled colorectal cancer therapy.

21 Apr 2022

Blood test can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells, research shows

New research in Advanced NanoBiomed Research indicates that testing an individual's blood can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells.

20 Apr 2022

Delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA for advanced therapeutic applications

Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Center Director: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka) has announced that Prof. Satoshi Uchida (Principal Research Scientist), who is also Associated Professor of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, published an article review about non-viral messenger RNA (mRNA) and plasmid DNA (pDNA) delivery by addressing the various delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA, from basic research to therapeutic and clinical application; Pharmaceutics 2022, 14(4), 810.

15 Apr 2022

Nanomedicine for treating life-threatening brain tumors

Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (Director General: Prof. Kazunori Kataoka) has announced that Dr. Sabina Quader et al. published a review article focusing on the recent nanomedicines for brain cancers on Advanced Drug Delivery Review in this March.

8 Apr 2022

Could sound waves help to regrow bones?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Amy Gelmi and Professor Leslie Yeo about their new research that looked at using sound waves to regrow bones.

21 Mar 2022

Novel nanocapsules offer solution for improving the efficacy of chemodynamic oncotherapy

In a paper published on Small recently, a collaborated research team led by Prof. WANG Hui from High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the synthesis of hollow cuprous carbon (HCONC) by one-step hydrothermal method as well as their applications in efficient chemodynamic therapy.

14 Mar 2022

Lower, more frequent doses of nanomedicines may provide additional benefits for cancer patients

Tiny structures called nanoparticles can be used to carry substances to certain parts of the body-;for example, to deliver a chemotherapy drug to a tumor.

11 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant prompts system sciences and precision medicine

In a new review study, researchers aimed to describe the emergence of the Omicron variant, its structure, its impact on health and health systems, and the challenges that can be expected due to this variant.

21 Feb 2022

Using interdisciplinary approach to beat cancer

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) World Cancer Day aims at raising awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

4 Feb 2022

Nanomedicine can be improved with proper and more predictive in vitro assays

Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines are a prime example of the promising field of nanomedicine. But progress in the design and application of nanoparticles as efficient delivery vehicles for biopharmaceutics containing nucleic acid or protein drug substances is, unfortunately, remarkably slow.

1 Feb 2022

Bruker introduces fast BioAFM for automated mechanobiology

Bruker today announced the release of the JPK NanoWizard® V BioAFM, a novel system that marks a milestone in automation and ease of use for life science atomic force microscopy research.

From Bruker BioAFM 12 Jan 2022

New technique could allow more diseases to be safely treated by nanomedicine

Researchers at Penn Medicine have discovered a new, more effective method of preventing the body's own proteins from treating nanomedicines like foreign invaders, by covering the nanoparticles with a coating to suppress the immune response that dampens the therapy's effectiveness.

11 Jan 2022

From laboratory to clinic - Nanotechnology-enabled mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

In a recently published article in the journal Nano-Micro Letters, scientists have provided an in-depth review on the application and benefits of nanotechnology in the development of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.

7 Jan 2022

Graphene-based neural probes can accurately detect electrographic signatures of the epileptic brain

A study published in "Nature Nanotechnology" shows that flexible brain probes made of graphene micro-transistors can be used to record pathological brain signals associated with epilepsy with excellent fidelity and high spatial resolution.

22 Dec 2021

Bruker introduces fast BioAFM for automated mechanobiology

Bruker today announced the release of the JPK NanoWizard® V BioAFM, a novel system that marks a milestone in automation and ease of use for life science atomic force microscopy research. NanoWizard V is a very fast, automated BioAFM that can optionally be fully integrated with advanced optical microscopes.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 21 Dec 2021

Nanostructured polymeric scaffolds accelerate neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells

Collaboration between different UPV/EHU departments has achieved a promising advance for future cell therapy: nanostructured scaffolds based on bioresorbable polymers and graphene derivatives that induce aligned migration and accelerate the neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells.

20 Dec 2021

Nanomedicine News and Research

Novel nanoparticle therapeutics shows promise to fight solid tumors

New injectable therapy helps repair spinal cord injuries with dancing molecules

Study could provide a new approach to treating metastatic triple negative breast cancer

Rice educates future leaders in nano-enabled cancer applications

New photo-responsive nanomedicine for light-controlled colorectal cancer therapy

Blood test can reveal the presence of circulating melanoma cells, research shows

Delivery technologies of mRNA and pDNA for advanced therapeutic applications

Nanomedicine for treating life-threatening brain tumors

Could sound waves help to regrow bones?

Novel nanocapsules offer solution for improving the efficacy of chemodynamic oncotherapy

Lower, more frequent doses of nanomedicines may provide additional benefits for cancer patients

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant prompts system sciences and precision medicine

Using interdisciplinary approach to beat cancer

Nanomedicine can be improved with proper and more predictive in vitro assays

Bruker introduces fast BioAFM for automated mechanobiology

New technique could allow more diseases to be safely treated by nanomedicine

From laboratory to clinic - Nanotechnology-enabled mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

Graphene-based neural probes can accurately detect electrographic signatures of the epileptic brain

Bruker introduces fast BioAFM for automated mechanobiology

Nanostructured polymeric scaffolds accelerate neuronal differentiation of neural stem cells

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