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Researchers use zeolite nanocrystals to deliver oxygen to brain tumors

Glioblastoma, the most widespread and lethal primary brain tumor in adults, is notoriously difficult to treat due to the surrounding lack of oxygen essential to the effectiveness of current treatment.

4 Aug 2020

Applying "temporal pressure" to the skin can help deliver more drugs

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have showed that applying "temporal pressure" to the skin of mice can create a new way to deliver drugs.

4 Aug 2020

Research shows Imagion nanoparticles enable low-field MRI

Imagion Biosystems Limited is pleased to share news that Imagion’s iron oxide nanoparticles enable low-field magnetic resonance imaging.

31 Jul 2020

Two-step targeting strategy can increase clinical translation of nanoparticle-based therapies

Therapy-loaded nanoparticles may be directed to the brain by functionalization with ligands targeting BBB-associated proteins.

27 Jul 2020

Experimental mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine elicits protective immune responses in animals

An experimental messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) elicits protective immune responses in mice and non-human primates, researchers report on July 23rd in the journal Cell.

24 Jul 2020

Neurotransmitter-derived lipidoids help carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice

Biomedical engineers at the Tufts University School of Engineering have developed tiny lipid-based nanoparticles that incorporate neurotranmitters to help carry drugs, large molecules, and even gene editing proteins across the blood-brain barrier and into the brain in mice.

24 Jul 2020

Vesigen Therapeutics to develop and commercialize novel drug-delivery technologies

Harvard University's Office of Technology Development (OTD) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health today announced the launch of Vesigen Therapeutics, a startup company that aims to overcome the challenge of delivering next-generation therapeutics, such as gene-editing complexes, RNA molecules, and other large proteins, to intracellular targets in specific tissues of interest.

23 Jul 2020

Case Western Reserve University scientist receives DoD grant to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets

A Case Western Reserve University scientist, who has for more than a decade pioneered research into synthetic platelet substitutes, has been awarded a $3.8 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets that can treat bleeding in wounded soldiers in the battlefield before they can be taken to a hospital.

22 Jul 2020

Skin cancer therapies could be used to treat other types of tumors

The creation of a silica nanocapsule could allow treatments that use light to destroy cancerous or precancerous cells in the skin to also be used to treat other types of cancer.

21 Jul 2020

New nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 shows protective traits in preclinical study

A new nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has shown hints of protection and immunity in a preclinical study, safely eliciting the production of antibodies and antiviral T cell responses in mice and pigtail macaques.

20 Jul 2020

COVID-19 vaccine displays protective traits in nonhuman primates

A replicating RNA vaccine, formulated with a lipid-based nanoparticle emulsion that goes by the acronym LION, produces antibodies against the COVID-19 coronavirus in mice and primates with a single immunization. These antibodies potently neutralize the virus.

20 Jul 2020

A new method for mechanical stimulation of neural cells

In addition to responding to electrical and chemical stimuli, many of the body's neural cells can also respond to mechanical effects, such as pressure or vibration.

20 Jul 2020

Experimental therapy slows zika replication and prevents microcephaly in mice

An international group of researchers have discovered that inhibiting AHR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor), a protein with roles in regulating immunity, stem cell maintenance and cellular differentiation, enables the immune system to combat replication of zika virus in the organism far more effectively.

20 Jul 2020

New fabrics prevent the transmission and spread of SARS-CoV-2

Brazilian textile companies have begun producing and marketing fabrics treated with silver and silica nanoparticles developed by the research groups at the Centre for Functional Materials (CDMF) and the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory (QTC) at the Universitat Jaume I, in collaboration with the company Nanox Tecnologia, which provide the new fabrics with antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties with 99.99% effectiveness.

20 Jul 2020

Study: Luminescent substance enables accurate observation of different areas of the organism

A luminescent fluid made up of nanoparticles that allows more accurate observation of different areas of the organism has been developed by a research team from the Colloidal Materials group of the Institute of Materials Science of Seville (a CSIC-University of Seville joint centre) in collaboration with the Institute of Materials Science of Aragon, the Andalusian Centre of Medicine and Biotechnology (BIONAND) and the Spanish National Accelerator Centre (CNA).

20 Jul 2020

Study brings researchers one step closer to produce and blend medicines on a microscopic scale

For the first time, a single, twisted nanoparticle has been accurately measured and characterised in a lab, taking scientists one vital step closer to a time when medicines will be produced and blended on a microscopic scale.

20 Jul 2020

Groundbreaking technology could enhance therapeutic efficiency of nanomedicines

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and their colleagues from Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a breakthrough technology to resolve a key problem that has prevented the introduction of novel drugs into clinical practice for decades.

17 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer

A new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer has been developed by researchers at Lund University. The treatment combines a novel surgical approach with smart nanoparticles to specifically target lung tumors. The new study has been published in the July issue of Advanced Therapeutics.

15 Jul 2020

siRNA therapeutics can reduce off-target side effects of anticancer drugs

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) has shown tremendous potential for treating human diseases in the past decades.

9 Jul 2020

Unique nanoparticle can reduce side effects, increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment

A unique nanoparticle to deliver a localized cancer treatment inhibits tumor growth in mice, according to a team of Penn State researchers.

8 Jul 2020

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Researchers use zeolite nanocrystals to deliver oxygen to brain tumors

Applying "temporal pressure" to the skin can help deliver more drugs

Research shows Imagion nanoparticles enable low-field MRI

Two-step targeting strategy can increase clinical translation of nanoparticle-based therapies

Experimental mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine elicits protective immune responses in animals

Neurotransmitter-derived lipidoids help carry drugs across the blood-brain barrier in mice

Vesigen Therapeutics to develop and commercialize novel drug-delivery technologies

Case Western Reserve University scientist receives DoD grant to develop freeze-dried artificial platelets

Skin cancer therapies could be used to treat other types of tumors

New nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 shows protective traits in preclinical study

COVID-19 vaccine displays protective traits in nonhuman primates

A new method for mechanical stimulation of neural cells

Experimental therapy slows zika replication and prevents microcephaly in mice

New fabrics prevent the transmission and spread of SARS-CoV-2

Study: Luminescent substance enables accurate observation of different areas of the organism

Study brings researchers one step closer to produce and blend medicines on a microscopic scale

Groundbreaking technology could enhance therapeutic efficiency of nanomedicines

Researchers develop new and promising approach for treatment of lung cancer

siRNA therapeutics can reduce off-target side effects of anticancer drugs

Unique nanoparticle can reduce side effects, increase the effectiveness of cancer treatment

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