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Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds.

4 Feb 2022

New nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows stronger, broader, and more durable protection

The first generation of COVID-19 vaccines have been highly effective, but also have limitations: their efficacy can wane without a booster shot, and they may be less effective against some variants.

2 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

Exploring beta-coronavirus neutralization by vaccine-induced murine antibody WS6

In a new study, researchers evaluated the neutralizing antibody titers in mice vaccinated with messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) encoding SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein.

1 Feb 2022

New approach to make RNA vaccines easier to swallow

Like most vaccines, RNA vaccines have to be injected, which can be an obstacle for people who fear needles. Now, a team of MIT researchers has developed a way to deliver RNA in a capsule that can be swallowed, which they hope could help make people more receptive to them.

31 Jan 2022

Intranasal vaccine with nanoparticles offers strong protection against influenza viruses

An influenza vaccine administered through the nose and constructed with nanoparticles that enhance immune response offers strong protection against different influenza virus strains, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

29 Jan 2022

New approach accelerates the detection of cancer biomarkers for point-of-care diagnostics

The detection and quantification of cancer-associated molecular biomarkers in body fluids, or liquid biopsies, prove minimally invasive in early cancer diagnostics.

29 Jan 2022

Study demonstrates minimally invasive, aerosolized vaccine candidate to combat SARS-CoV-2

This study showed inhalable Covid-19 mimetic particle carriers as potential, versatile, aerosolizable COVID-19 vaccine candidates if worked on with continued optimization and refinement.

28 Jan 2022

Magnetic nanoparticles for SARS-CoV-2 and other virus detection systems

Researchers discuss the contributions that have been provided by magnetic nanoparticles for the molecular diagnosis of human viruses.

28 Jan 2022

Predicting pregnancy health and preeclampsia risk with blood RNA sequencing

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Thomas McElrath about his latest research into a maternal-fetal medicine technique for predicting pregnancy health.

27 Jan 2022

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a novel combination of two drugs that act as targeted inhibitors, delivered in a nanoparticle formulation, extend the survival of mice with medulloblastoma.

27 Jan 2022

Endosomal sorting of neuropilin-1 in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

A study recently identified Neurolipin-1 or NRP1, a host factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection, as a cargo retrograde-transported by the ESCPE-1.

26 Jan 2022

New therapeutic approach offers hope to treat obesity and related metabolic disorders

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new therapeutic approach to obesity and related metabolic disorders that in laboratory experiments demonstrated a significant reduction in body fat, body weight, and improvement in the blood markers that accompany these disorders.

25 Jan 2022

Researchers discover a potential new way to combat antibiotic resistance

Researchers from Monash University have discovered a potential new way to prevent antibiotic resistance and reduce antibiotic intake.

25 Jan 2022

Researchers are in the race to beat Omicron

David Veesler and his lab members aren't getting much sleep these days. In the final weeks of 2021, he and his team worked around the clock to post four coronavirus papers on the preprint server bioRxiv.

24 Jan 2022

Discovery illuminates a blueprint to develop new antibiotics for killing bacteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 2.8 million Americans experience antibiotic-resistant infections each year; more than 35,000 die from those infections.

20 Jan 2022

Prospective of graphene and graphene-based derivatives to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers explored the utilities of graphene and its derivatives in combating SARS-CoV-2, highlighting its applications in the biomedical domain.

20 Jan 2022

Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and preventive strategies

A recent review article published in the journal Advanced Science reviewed the features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. Using a physical and materials science perspective, the review also summarizes the most significant variants of SARS-CoV-2 encountered to date as well as possible preventive strategies.

19 Jan 2022

Researchers develop nanotherapeutic drug to prevent cancer from spreading to the liver

Physician researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed an innovative nanotherapeutic drug that prevents cancer from spreading to the liver in mice.

19 Jan 2022

Emerging nanomaterials-based biosensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2

A new study aimed to highlight the different smart and emerging nanomaterials used to detect SARS-CoV-2.

19 Jan 2022

Nanoparticles News and Research

Developing injectable granular hydrogels for brain regeneration and function recovery after stroke

New nanoparticle SARS-CoV-2 vaccine shows stronger, broader, and more durable protection

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

Exploring beta-coronavirus neutralization by vaccine-induced murine antibody WS6

New approach to make RNA vaccines easier to swallow

Intranasal vaccine with nanoparticles offers strong protection against influenza viruses

New approach accelerates the detection of cancer biomarkers for point-of-care diagnostics

Study demonstrates minimally invasive, aerosolized vaccine candidate to combat SARS-CoV-2

Magnetic nanoparticles for SARS-CoV-2 and other virus detection systems

Predicting pregnancy health and preeclampsia risk with blood RNA sequencing

Drug combo delivered in a nanoparticle formulation extends the survival of mice with medulloblastoma

Endosomal sorting of neuropilin-1 in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

New therapeutic approach offers hope to treat obesity and related metabolic disorders

Researchers discover a potential new way to combat antibiotic resistance

Researchers are in the race to beat Omicron

Discovery illuminates a blueprint to develop new antibiotics for killing bacteria

Prospective of graphene and graphene-based derivatives to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and preventive strategies

Researchers develop nanotherapeutic drug to prevent cancer from spreading to the liver

Emerging nanomaterials-based biosensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2

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