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Genetics and race influence patients' response to anticancer drug treatments

A new study published in Pharmacogenomics suggests that a person's response to anticancer drug treatments is strongly related to their genetic ancestry. Pharmacogenomics is published by Future Science Group.

14 Sep 2015

Special issue of Future Science OA highlights research on protein misfolding diseases

Future Science Group today announced the publication of a special issue in Future Science OA, covering the rapidly evolving field of protein misfolding diseases.

28 Aug 2015

Special issue in Future Science OA explores nitric oxide in human medicine

Future Science Group today announced the publication of a special issue in Future Science OA, covering the rapidly evolving field of nitric oxide (NO) in human medicine.

25 Aug 2015

Trojan horse strategy may elucidate why antibiotics ineffective in some patients

Bacteria are pretty wily creatures. Take for example, an organism such as Salmonella, which which are killed by antibiotics in lab tests, but can become highly resistant in the body.

21 Aug 2015

NanoViricides speeds up HerpeCide drug development program

NanoViricides, Inc., a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reports that it is accelerating its HerpeCide drug development program.

17 Aug 2015

Researchers use advanced photodynamic therapy to combat ovarian cancer in laboratory animals

Researchers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance in the use of photodynamic therapy to combat ovarian cancer in laboratory animals, using a combination of techniques that achieved complete cancer cell elimination with no regrowth of tumors.

14 Aug 2015

New article explains why animal models are still essential to biological research

Future Science Group (FSG) today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, covering the use of animal models in scientific research.

4 Aug 2015

Vaccine containing virus-like nanoparticles could be novel treatment option for RSV

A vaccine containing virus-like nanoparticles, or microscopic, genetically engineered particles, is an effective treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), according to researchers at Georgia State University.

4 Aug 2015

First biodegradable gene delivery system efficiently penetrates human airway mucus barrier of lung tissue

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil have designed a DNA-loaded nanoparticle that can pass through the mucus barrier covering conducting airways of lung tissue — proving the concept, they say, that therapeutic genes may one day be delivered directly to the lungs to the levels sufficient to treat cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and other life-threatening lung diseases.

4 Aug 2015

Study sheds light on current and potential treatment options for schistosomiasis

In a special free issue of Future Medicinal Chemistry, leading experts explore current and potential new treatment options for the deadly neglected tropical disease schistosomiasis.

28 Jul 2015

Elsevier, NCI implement two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets in caNanoLab

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the US National Cancer Institute, a world-leading institute for cancer research, today announced that they have implemented two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets stored in NCI's cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory (caNanoLab) data portal.

9 Jul 2015

UK study suggests new approach to develop highly-potent drugs

A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers suggests a new approach to develop highly-potent drugs which could overcome current shortcomings of low drug efficacy and multi-drug resistance in the treatment of cancer as well as viral and bacterial infections.

9 Jul 2015

Using nanocarriers and microbubbles in drug delivery for treating thrombotic disease

Future Science Group today announced the publication of a new article in Future Science OA, covering the use of nanocarriers and microbubbles in drug delivery for thrombotic disease.

7 Jul 2015

European Nanomedicine Characterization Lab aims to bring safe, efficient nano-therapeutics to patients

Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, is part of the European Nanomedicine Characterization Laboratory, a European project funded by the EU framework program «Horizon 2020.

2 Jul 2015

New article highlights learnings gleaned from monitoring complex HIV clinical trials in Africa

A new article in Clinical Investigation highlights the learnings gleaned from monitoring several complex HIV clinical trials in Africa over a 15 year period.

2 Jul 2015

UNSW Australia to co-host sixth International Nanomedicine Conference in Sydney

Advances in nanotechnology and nano-fabrication are fundamentally changing the future of medicine, enabling more effective diagnostics and targeted drugs, and new bioactive materials that can help repair our bodies.

1 Jul 2015

New UK Parkinson's Excellence Network can transform care for people affected by Parkinson's

The newly launched UK Parkinson's Excellence Network can transform care for those affected by Parkinson's, according to an article in Neurodegenerative Disease Management.

26 Jun 2015

Future Cardiology’s special issue focuses on recent advances, challenges in cardiology

In recognition of 10 years of publication Future Cardiology has launched a special issue focused on recent advances and emerging challenges in specific areas of cardiology.

17 Jun 2015

Experts review strategies that may help improve adoptive cell immunotherapy for treating cancer

In a special issue of Immunotherapy, leading experts provide in-depth review of innovative strategies that may further the success of adoptive cell immunotherapy as a cancer treatment. Adoptive cell immunotherapy (ACT) has proven successful in clinical trials against certain types of melanoma and leukemia. The journal reviews new strategies to address the challenges of extending these effects to a wider range of tumor types.

17 Jun 2015

Tiny drug-delivery system can help identify brain tumor types through 'virtual biopsies'

Biomedical researchers at Cedars-Sinai have invented a tiny drug-delivery system that can identify cancer cell types in the brain through "virtual biopsies" and then attack the molecular structure of the disease.

27 May 2015

Nanomedicine News and Research

Genetics and race influence patients' response to anticancer drug treatments

Special issue of Future Science OA highlights research on protein misfolding diseases

Special issue in Future Science OA explores nitric oxide in human medicine

Trojan horse strategy may elucidate why antibiotics ineffective in some patients

NanoViricides speeds up HerpeCide drug development program

Researchers use advanced photodynamic therapy to combat ovarian cancer in laboratory animals

New article explains why animal models are still essential to biological research

Vaccine containing virus-like nanoparticles could be novel treatment option for RSV

First biodegradable gene delivery system efficiently penetrates human airway mucus barrier of lung tissue

Study sheds light on current and potential treatment options for schistosomiasis

Elsevier, NCI implement two-way linking between research articles on ScienceDirect and datasets in caNanoLab

UK study suggests new approach to develop highly-potent drugs

Using nanocarriers and microbubbles in drug delivery for treating thrombotic disease

European Nanomedicine Characterization Lab aims to bring safe, efficient nano-therapeutics to patients

New article highlights learnings gleaned from monitoring complex HIV clinical trials in Africa

UNSW Australia to co-host sixth International Nanomedicine Conference in Sydney

New UK Parkinson's Excellence Network can transform care for people affected by Parkinson's

Future Cardiology’s special issue focuses on recent advances, challenges in cardiology

Experts review strategies that may help improve adoptive cell immunotherapy for treating cancer

Tiny drug-delivery system can help identify brain tumor types through 'virtual biopsies'

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