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Drug delivery is a term that refers to the delivery of a pharmaceutical compound into the body. Most common methods of delivery include the preferred non-invasive oral (through the mouth), nasal, pneumonial (inhalation), and rectal routes. Much research is now focussing on nanotechnology as a drug delivery method.

Breaking barriers: hydrogel reservoir unleashes the potential of HSV-1 virotherapy in cancer

Researchers evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of Navoximod.

13 Jun 2023

Intelligent wound dressing material could bring pain relief to burn patients

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this and other problems, University of Waterloo researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers.

10 Jun 2023

Teaming up with the patient’s immune system to combat cancer

The fact that our immune systems capture and destroy nanoparticles and the drugs they carry has been a problem in the field of nanomedicine for some time. But, in the fight against cancer, researchers are now attempting to exploit this problem to their advantage.

8 Jun 2023

New folate-targeting magnetic microrobot system shows great potential in cancer treatment

The limited ability of microrobots to assist drugs in entering cells hinders their therapeutic efficacy. To address this, the cancer-targeting molecule folic acid (FA) was introduced to microrobots to promote drug uptake by cancer cells via receptor-ligand-mediated endocytosis.

6 Jun 2023

New type of wound dressing could enhance the healing process for burn patients

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful.

6 Jun 2023

Microparticle-delivered therapy likely to be the first step toward stopping autoimmune diseases

According to the federal government's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, nearly 3 million people worldwide -; with almost a third in the United States -; are living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disabling neurological disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks nerves feeding information to the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). Although rarely fatal, MS can lead to long-term disabilities, and impair movement, muscle control, vision and cognition.

6 Jun 2023

Scientists develop new immuno-therapeutic approach to target brain metastatic melanomas

Acting as a team, twin stem cells activate the immune system to suppress tumor growth and prolong survival in representative preclinical models.

31 May 2023

2023 PCRF grant recipients announced for exploring new, safer treatments for pediatric cancers

The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, a nonproﬁt focused on transforming pediatric cancer care by accelerating research breakthroughs, today announced the 19 recipients of its 2023 research grants.

26 May 2023

Hydrogen sulfide can be used to support photothermal therapy for cancer

Hydrogen sulfide is usually a highly toxic gas. However, with careful preparation, it can be used to support photothermal therapy (PTT) in treating cancer, as a team of researchers reporting in the journal Angewandte Chemie has recently discovered.

26 May 2023

New class of tiny, self-propelled robots could one day deliver drugs throughout the human body

A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a new class of tiny, self-propelled robots that can zip through liquid at incredible speeds-;and may one day even deliver prescription drugs to hard-to-reach places inside the human body.

24 May 2023

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

24 May 2023

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have joined a Children's National Hospital effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.

22 May 2023

Research paves the way to safer, more effective treatment for children with aggressive blood cancers

Australian nanomedicine researchers have come up with a new approach to solving a decades-old clinical problem: getting treatment drugs to act selectively on cancer cells in the body.

18 May 2023

"Smart" sutures can detect inflammation and release drugs

Inspired by sutures developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed "smart" sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs.

16 May 2023

Research sheds light on potential application of cyclodextrin derivatives in drug-supersaturated formulations

In the medicine market, most newly introduced drugs and drug candidates show poor water solubility, which prevents their absorption in the body.

15 May 2023

HER2-TPMC proves to be a reasonable alternative for HER2-positive cancer chemotherapeutics

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have the following advantages: target specificity; wide therapeutic index; and prolonged circulation half-life.

15 May 2023

Exploiting platelets for antitumor drug delivery and immune modulation of tumor microenvironment

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Platelets are blood components traditionally believed to have fundamental roles in vascular hemostasis and thrombosis.

15 May 2023

New drug delivery system delivers antioxidant directly to mitochondria in the liver

A new drug delivery system delivers an antioxidant directly to mitochondria in the liver, mitigating the effects of oxidative stress.

10 May 2023

New zebrafish model provides insight into how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids

Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight into how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids, including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and linolenic acid (ALA).

8 May 2023

Paving the Way for New Drugs through Particle Perfection

Do particles hold the power to pave the way for new drugs? In this interview, we speak to Ben Knappett, head of science and applications at Particle Works to find out more!

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 2 May 2023

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Breaking barriers: hydrogel reservoir unleashes the potential of HSV-1 virotherapy in cancer

Intelligent wound dressing material could bring pain relief to burn patients

Teaming up with the patient’s immune system to combat cancer

New folate-targeting magnetic microrobot system shows great potential in cancer treatment

New type of wound dressing could enhance the healing process for burn patients

Microparticle-delivered therapy likely to be the first step toward stopping autoimmune diseases

Scientists develop new immuno-therapeutic approach to target brain metastatic melanomas

2023 PCRF grant recipients announced for exploring new, safer treatments for pediatric cancers

Hydrogen sulfide can be used to support photothermal therapy for cancer

New class of tiny, self-propelled robots could one day deliver drugs throughout the human body

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Cancer researchers join together to fight lethal childhood brain cancer

Research paves the way to safer, more effective treatment for children with aggressive blood cancers

"Smart" sutures can detect inflammation and release drugs

Research sheds light on potential application of cyclodextrin derivatives in drug-supersaturated formulations

HER2-TPMC proves to be a reasonable alternative for HER2-positive cancer chemotherapeutics

Exploiting platelets for antitumor drug delivery and immune modulation of tumor microenvironment

New drug delivery system delivers antioxidant directly to mitochondria in the liver

New zebrafish model provides insight into how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids

Paving the Way for New Drugs through Particle Perfection

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