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Nanoparticle probes with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic tags for cellular cancer targeting

Cancer biologists are always on the lookout for new methods of studying the effects that drug therapy has on malignant cells.

6 Nov 2006

Nanoparticles for two-photon photodynamic therapy in living cells

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a combination of ultraviolet or visible light and a light-sensitive chemical, or photosensitizer, to kill cancer cells using reactive oxygen.

6 Nov 2006

Multifunctional polymeric micelles as cancer-targeted, MRI-ultrasensitive drug delivery systems

In an attempt to create a single device that can image and treat tumors simultaneously, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have successfully melded magnetic iron nanoparticles, the anticancer drug doxorubicin, and a polymer tagged with a tumor-targeted molecule into a stable nanoparticle that accumulates inside human tumor cells.

6 Nov 2006

Formulation of functionalized PLGA-PEG nanoparticles for in vivo targeted drug delivery

Though researchers have made substantial progress in developing drug-ferrying nanoparticles that successfully target tumor cells in living animals, including humans, investigators have only now started the detailed work needed to identify formulation parameters that would optimize drug delivery to malignant cells.

6 Nov 2006

Chronic fatigue syndrome a public health epidemic says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States says more than a million Americans suffer from Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

6 Nov 2006

Cancer Research Technology to present discovery updates at BioEurope 2006

Cancer Research Technology Limited (CRT), the oncology-focused development and commercialisation company, today announce that Phil L'Huillier, the Director of Business Management, will present at the BioEurope 2006 Annual International Partnering Conference.

6 Nov 2006

Gentle electric currents stimulate the brain and boost the memory

German scientists say they have found that gentle electric currents which stimulate the brain while sleeping can boost the memory.

6 Nov 2006

Stay cool and live longer!

If new research is to be believed living longer may simply be a case of staying cool.

6 Nov 2006

WHO has a go at China over new birdflu strain

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the new strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus currently circulating in China has shown no significant signs of mutation which would enable it to spread easily among people.

6 Nov 2006

Doctors worried about dramatic rise of TB in the UK

Experts have expressed concern over the steady rise in Tuberculosis (TB) in the last seven years in Britain.

6 Nov 2006

U.S. companies consider overseas medical treatment for employees

According to the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC), the number of Americans who are travelling overseas for medical treatment reached somewhere in the region of 500,000 last year.

6 Nov 2006

Salmonella traced to tomatoes

Health officials in the U.S. say that the recent outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning there probably came tomatoes which were served in restaurants.

6 Nov 2006

UK experts call for debate on euthanasia for seriously disabled newborns

The prestigious Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology in Britain has suggested that there needs to be open debate about the extent that doctors should go to when it comes to ensuring the survival of seriously disabled babies.

6 Nov 2006

Cervical cancer vaccine to be included in school vaccination program in the U.S.

The U.S. government has added a new vaccine which protects girls and women from from cervical cancer to their subsidized vaccine program for schoolchildren.

2 Nov 2006

For divorced women health pays the price ten years down the line

A 10-year study by researchers at Iowa State University has revealed that women who divorce give up more than just a husband.

2 Nov 2006

PSA blood tests for prostate cancer should start earlier in life

A study has found that measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood may be the best way of identifying men with life-threatening prostate cancer.

2 Nov 2006

Study suggests colonoscopy guidelines need to be revised

According to a new study the polyps in the colon which are often a precursor to colon cancer are 73 percent more common in men than in women.

2 Nov 2006

HPV test is a better long-term predictor of cervical cell abnormalities than pap smear

The best initial cervical cancer screening tool for younger women is still the traditional Pap smear. However, a large Danish study has found that for older women (age 40 and older), a test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is a much more effective way to screen for potential cancer.

1 Nov 2006

The lifetime cost of current HIV care in the United States

"The Lifetime Cost of Current HIV Care in the United States," a major study appearing in the November 2006 issue of Medical Care, projects the cost of treatment for HIV-infected adults using current standards of care.

1 Nov 2006

Scientists spot mechanism behind promising new sleep drug

An experimental drug called gaboxadol may soon help millions of bleary-eyed insomniacs get to sleep, and a multi-center team of U.S. scientists believes they've pinpointed just how the drug works.

1 Nov 2006