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Pro cyclist turns attention toward curing sepsis after career ended by devastating crash

Every hour Sinead Miller spends figuring out how to cure sepsis equates to some untold amount of time she'll spend in a cool, dark, quiet room, her brain recovering from punishing migraines triggered by bright laboratories and computer screens.

3 Nov 2017

Scientists develop bioluminescent enzymatic test system for assessing toxicity of nanomaterials

Official website of the Russian Science Foundation reports that a group of scientists from Siberian Federal University and Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center of the SB RAS has developed a bioluminescent enzymatic test system for assessing the toxicity of carbon nanomaterials.

2 Nov 2017

Natural-shaped plastic nanoparticles could improve delivery of toxic drugs to tumors

UNSW Sydney scientists have developed a way to control the shape of polymer molecules so they self-assemble into non-spherical nanoparticles - an advance that could improve the delivery of toxic drugs to tumors.

1 Nov 2017

Newly patented formulation based on nanotechnology will offer neuropathic pain relief

The company GB Sciences Inc. has obtained the exclusive global worldwide intellectual property license for this innovative solution, which is based on nanotechnology.

28 Oct 2017

UH professors developing new home test kit for kidney nephritis

With a four-year $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, two University of Houston engineering professors are developing a home test kit for kidney nephritis, or inflammation, in patients who have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

25 Oct 2017

'Intelligent' nanoparticles could help treat cancer patients

Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed 'intelligent' nanoparticles which heat up to a temperature high enough to kill cancerous cells - but which then self-regulate and lose heat before they get hot enough to harm healthy tissue.

24 Oct 2017

Researchers use nanopore technique to detect biomarkers of disease

Adam Hall, Ph.D., isn't kidding when he says the research he does is on a very small scale. But he is understating things more than just a little.

20 Oct 2017

Small RNA molecules trigger cancer cells to commit suicide

Small RNA molecules originally developed as a tool to study gene function trigger a mechanism hidden in every cell that forces the cell to commit suicide, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study, the first to identify molecules to trigger a fail-safe mechanism that may protect us from cancer.

19 Oct 2017

Penn State researcher creates step-index optical fiber for light delivery inside the body

A flexible, biodegradable optical fiber that can deliver light into the body for medical applications is the latest work of a collaboration between electrical engineers and biomaterials engineers in Penn State's Materials Research Institute.

11 Oct 2017

Scientists develop new method for monitoring lipolysis by testing person's exhaled breath

Experts advise anyone looking to shed extra kilos to eat less and exercise more. One way is with endurance training, during which the body burns not only carbohydrates such as sugar, but also fat.

10 Oct 2017

Awards for contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy announced by Pittcon

The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of 13 prestigious awards honoring scientists who have made outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy. Each award will be presented in a scheduled symposium during Pittcon 2018, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, which will be held February 26-March 1, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.

From Pittcon 10 Oct 2017

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, are testing a technique in mice that combines low-intensity electric current with a formulation containing nanoencapsulated chemotherapy to treat skin cancer.

6 Oct 2017

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue of healthy women vs. women with breast cancer.

6 Oct 2017

Light-activated nanoparticles can provide crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotics

Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonella, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.

4 Oct 2017

UAlberta researchers create new imaging agents to keep track of tumor growth

UAlberta researchers have created two new imaging agents that could help physicians visualize the formation of tumor-associated blood vessels, keep track of tumor growth and possibly generate new therapies.

4 Oct 2017

CRISPR-Gold corrects gene mutations in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have engineered a new way to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology inside cells and have demonstrated in mice that the technology can repair the mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe muscle-wasting disease.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

A solution to the problem of creating endocytosis on demand is being compared to 'hotwiring' a car. A team at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, has managed to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis in the lab. They did it by using a chemical rapamycin which diffuses in to the cell allowing them to trigger endocytosis to occur all over the cell.

28 Sep 2017

New paper-based test can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes

MIT researchers have developed a paper-based test that can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes. Unlike existing tests, the new diagnostic does not cross-react with Dengue virus, a close relative of the Zika virus that can produce false positives on many Zika tests.

27 Sep 2017

Researchers explore potential of traditional Chinese ink for cancer treatment

For hundreds of years, Chinese calligraphers have used a plant-based ink to create beautiful messages and art. Now, one group reports in ACS Omega that this ink could noninvasively and effectively treat cancer cells that spread, or metastasize, to lymph nodes.

27 Sep 2017

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

Sangyong Jon, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST, and his team developed combined photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy for cancer by using Bilirubin (BR) nanoparticles.

26 Sep 2017

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Pro cyclist turns attention toward curing sepsis after career ended by devastating crash

Scientists develop bioluminescent enzymatic test system for assessing toxicity of nanomaterials

Natural-shaped plastic nanoparticles could improve delivery of toxic drugs to tumors

Newly patented formulation based on nanotechnology will offer neuropathic pain relief

UH professors developing new home test kit for kidney nephritis

'Intelligent' nanoparticles could help treat cancer patients

Researchers use nanopore technique to detect biomarkers of disease

Small RNA molecules trigger cancer cells to commit suicide

Penn State researcher creates step-index optical fiber for light delivery inside the body

Scientists develop new method for monitoring lipolysis by testing person's exhaled breath

Awards for contributions to analytical chemistry and applied spectroscopy announced by Pittcon

New topical treatment to combat skin cancer yields promising results in preliminary study

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

Light-activated nanoparticles can provide crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotics

UAlberta researchers create new imaging agents to keep track of tumor growth

CRISPR-Gold corrects gene mutations in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

New paper-based test can diagnose Zika infection within 20 minutes

Researchers explore potential of traditional Chinese ink for cancer treatment

Scientists use BR nanoparticles to develop photoacoustic imaging and photothermal cancer therapy

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