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Study: Atg2 tethers pre-autophagosomal membrane to endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation

Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues at Tokyo Institute of Technology have analyzed the Atg protein Atg2, whose function had been completely unknown, and have discovered that Atg2 tethers the pre-autophagosomal membrane to the endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation.

23 Oct 2018

New method for quantification of liposome formulated drugs

Postnova Analytics has published an application study that describes a new method for quantification of liposome encapsulated drug using Centrifugal Field-Flow Fractionation

From Postnova Analytics 5 Oct 2018

Tests show Drexel's polymer crystal nanocapsules can last longer in bloodstream

Selecting the right packaging to get precious cargo from point A to point B can be a daunting task at the post office. For some time, scientists have wrestled with a similar set of questions when packaging medicine for delivery in the bloodstream:

1 Aug 2018

NIH researchers identify natural lipid that acts as potent anti-inflammatory

National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid--a waxy, fatty acid--used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase the chance of infection. Inadvertently, they also may have found a potent inflammation therapy against bacterial and viral diseases.

9 Jul 2018

UH biomedical engineer wins NSF Career Award to improve nanoparticle drug delivery

The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Houston biomedical engineer Sheereen Majd the Career Award and $500,000 to improve nanoparticle drug delivery.

29 May 2018

New drug-delivering nanoparticle could offer better way to treat brain tumors

Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Only a handful of drugs are approved to treat glioblastoma, and the median life expectancy for patients diagnosed with the disease is less than 15 months.

25 May 2018

Stiffness of cancer cell plasma membrane affects uptake of nanomedicines

Nanomedicines need to get taken up by diseased cells in order to release their cargo. Cancer cells have altered membrane properties, which hamper their ability to take up nanomedicines.

23 Feb 2018

Producing Super-Swelled Lyotropic Monocrystals for Drug Development

An interview with Dr. Cecília Leal, about a new method for producing bicontinuous cubic phases that are super-swollen and exist as monocrystals in solution.

15 Feb 2018

Specialized nanotechnology could reduce pain, recovery time in oral surgery

A trip to the dentist or orthodontist usually instills a sense of dread in most patients, and that's before the exam even begins. Add to that the fear of oral surgery with a painful recovery, and many people will avoid these visits at all costs.

14 Feb 2018

Researchers reveal promising method for delivering cancer virotherapy

Researchers at Okayama University report in Scientific Reports a promising method for delivering viral DNA, able to eliminate cancerous cells, to a tumor. The approach, involving encapsulation of the DNA in liposomes, has the potential to enable intravenous delivery of virus-based antitumor agents.

6 Feb 2018

Computer simulations provide insights into plasmonic nanovesicles for drug delivery

Imagine a microscopic gold pill that could travel to a specific location in your body and deliver a drug just where it is needed. This is the promise of plasmonic nanovesicles.

1 Dec 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

New microcapsules represent promising vectors for application of genome-editing tools

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with their colleagues from St. Petersburg, Hamburg and London have conducted a study in the course of which it was found out that polymer and hybrid silica-coated microcapsules are more efficient in genome-editing when applying CRISPR-Cas9 system.

6 Oct 2017

Fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule helps improve heart function after heart attack in mice

Heart attacks provoke an acute immune response. Leukocytes rush to the heart muscle to remove dead cells and begin building scar tissue. This is followed by a second immune response, the resolving phase that allows healing.

7 Sep 2017

Preclinical research using 1 Tesla desktop MRI

An interview with Dr. Ichio Aoki, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 17 Aug 2017

FDA approves fixed dose combination chemotherapy for subtypes of AML that have poor survival outcomes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved Vyxeos - a fixed dose combination chemotherapy for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The types of AML that would be treated with Vyxeos include newly diagnosed therapy-related AML (t-AML) and AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC). Vyxeos is a fixed-combination of the chemotherapy drugs daunorubicin and cytarabine.

3 Aug 2017

Liposomes News and Research

Study: Atg2 tethers pre-autophagosomal membrane to endoplasmic reticulum during autophagosome formation

New method for quantification of liposome formulated drugs

Tests show Drexel's polymer crystal nanocapsules can last longer in bloodstream

NIH researchers identify natural lipid that acts as potent anti-inflammatory

UH biomedical engineer wins NSF Career Award to improve nanoparticle drug delivery

New drug-delivering nanoparticle could offer better way to treat brain tumors

Stiffness of cancer cell plasma membrane affects uptake of nanomedicines

Producing Super-Swelled Lyotropic Monocrystals for Drug Development

Specialized nanotechnology could reduce pain, recovery time in oral surgery

Researchers reveal promising method for delivering cancer virotherapy

Computer simulations provide insights into plasmonic nanovesicles for drug delivery

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

New microcapsules represent promising vectors for application of genome-editing tools

Fatty acid-derived bioactive molecule helps improve heart function after heart attack in mice

Preclinical research using 1 Tesla desktop MRI

FDA approves fixed dose combination chemotherapy for subtypes of AML that have poor survival outcomes

Genetic manipulation of exosomes may offer new therapeutic approach to treating pancreatic cancer

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

New project aims to improve efficiency of cytostatic drugs used in cancer treatment

Scientists find new way to see where certain cancer drugs accumulate in the body

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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