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CSEM collaborates with innovative Swiss start-up MOMM diagnostics to introduce revolutionary preeclampsia test

CSEM’s Tools for Life Sciences team is partnering with MOMM Diagnostics to develop a cutting-edge point-of-care solution for preeclampsia diagnostics. This ground-breaking multiplexed sensing device simultaneously detects two crucial biomarkers associated with this prevalent disease.

From CSEM 31 May 2023

Using the origami technique to design RNA nanostructures

Researchers from Aarhus University and Berkeley Laboratory have designed RNA molecules, that folds into nanoscale rectangles, cylinders, and satellites, and have studied their 3D structure and dynamics with advanced nanotechnological methods.

28 Feb 2023

Innovative methodology to detect viral RNA

Experts from the University of Barcelona, the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia, the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona and the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute of Aragon —a joint institute of the CSIC and the University of Zaragoza— have developed a new method to detect RNA viruses based on the triplex-forming probe technology.

27 Feb 2023

Study analyzes the viability of new nanomolecule as drug delivery vehicle

A new study by the University of Barcelona has analyzed the viability of a new nanomolecule as drug delivery vehicle.

11 Jan 2023

Extending the collaboration to improve research on antibiotic resistance

Research on antibiotic resistance will broaden significantly when the Center for Antibiotic Resistance Research (CARe) in Gothenburg expands.

16 Dec 2022

Many diverse nanopore research directions and applications beyond DNA sequencing

In a recent Nature Nanotechnology study, researchers describe diverse applications of nanopore-based technology beyond deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing. More specifically, the current research focuses on the advancements of this technology within chemistry, biophysics, and nanoscience.

29 Sep 2022

Novel nanozyme protects bones against damage from radiation

University of Central Florida material sciences engineers Melanie Coathup and Sudipta Seal have designed a cerium oxide nanoparticle -; an artificial enzyme -; that protects bones against damage from radiation.

26 Sep 2022

Novel point-of-care biosensing device detects measles virions in human saliva

Measles is one of the most infectious airborne viruses worldwide. An inexpensive and effective vaccine is available, but Measles is common in developing countries and sporadic outbreaks also occur in developed countries, primarily due to non-vaccinated people.

7 Jul 2022

Diabetes drug can improve the efficiency and efficacy of antibacterial treatments

Old dogs may not learn new tricks, but old drugs can, according to a research team based in China. The collaboration found that Metformin, a small molecule drug that has been used to treat type II diabetes for more than 50 years, can improve the efficiency and efficacy of antibacterial treatments for quick wound-healing in mice.

27 May 2022

New method to develop nanoengineered bacteria for photothermal cancer immunotheranostics

There is substantial interest regarding the understanding and designing of nanoengineered bacteria to combat various fatal cancerous diseases.

22 Feb 2022

Showcasing STEM Women in Medical Science

Every year, the UN celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. For 2022, the focus is placed on recognizing the role women and girls play in STEM as beneficiaries and as agents of change.

11 Feb 2022

NRL researchers aim to advance understanding of how cells organize and communicate

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers in the Chemistry Division apply their knowledge of biology in conjunction with materials to improve understanding of how cells and tissues organize and apply new methods to affect cell communication.

5 Jan 2022

New Potocsnak Longevity Institute aims to extend human 'healthspan'

In the not-too-distant future, you'll be able to check into the Human Longevity Laboratory to find out how old you really are, physiologically speaking.

4 Jan 2022

Study reveals how gut bacteria can impact the course of neurological diseases

A New York-based, multi-institutional research team has found high levels of three toxic metabolites produced by gut bacteria in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma samples of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

21 Dec 2021

Atomic-level imaging of artificial proteins

Scientists have created thin, paper-like crystalline sheets using a synthetic, protein-like molecule called a polypeptoid. These nanosheets are only one molecule thick, with the molecules arranged in very specific ways.

29 Oct 2021

Aging breast tissue can trigger invasive cancer-related genes, finds study

The American Cancer Society estimates that 284,200 women will be newly diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, and 43,600 will die of the disease - the second highest cause of cancer death in women.

19 Oct 2021

Novel molecular device exhibits exceptional computing prowess

In a discovery published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers has described a novel molecular device with exceptional computing prowess.

2 Sep 2021

Nanoparticle-based disinfectant could be a powerful weapon against pathogenic viruses

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days – a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging pathogenic viruses.

1 Sep 2021

Comprehensive review: Nanomaterial-based delivery vehicles for cancer vaccine development

Over the years, significant advancements in cancer research have led us to the next step in cancer therapy – vaccines for cancer! However, the direct use of these vaccines in the affected individuals have often failed to bring about desired anti-tumor effects.

3 Aug 2021

Large nanodiscs simulate viral entry into host cells

In a paper recently uploaded to the journal Frontiers in Biotechnology by Padmanabha Das et al. (June 12th, 2020), a method of producing significantly larger homogenous nanodiscs up to 90 nm in diameter is described, and the advantages and applications of such nanodiscs are explored: better replicating the actual curvature and membrane symmetry of a real cell membrane, and allowing much larger or multiple membrane proteins to be loaded simultaneously.

30 Jul 2021