January 18, 2016
(Nanowerk) – Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a polymer sphere that delivers a molecule to bone wounds that tells cells already at the injury site to repair the damage. Using the polymer sphere to introduce the microRNA … Read More
January 15, 2016
(Nanowerk) – Sperm that don’t swim well rank high among the main causes of infertility. To give these cells a boost, women trying to conceive can turn to artificial insemination or other assisted reproduction techniques, but success can be elusive. … Read More
January 12, 2016
(Australian Broadcasting Co.) – A team of Australian and international researchers have discovered how the use of nanomedicine could make it easier to detect cancer, deliver drugs to tumours and arm surgeons with greater accuracy when operating. The use of … Read More
January 8, 2016
(Nanowerk) – Acoustics experts have created a new class of sound wave – the first in more than half a century – in a breakthrough they hope could lead to a revolution in stem cell therapy. The team at RMIT … Read More
January 6, 2016
(UPI) – Calcium deposits in arteries, or arteriosclerosis, clog the blood stream and can lead to a heart attack or stroke. While there are ways of clearing the arteries, fixes are often short-term. Using nanoparticles, scientists in Germany found a … Read More
December 23, 2015
Public Understanding of Science (vol. 25, no. 1, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Communicating Science in Public Controversies: Strategic Considerations of the German Climate Scientists” by Senja Post “Nanotechnology in Dutch Science Cafes: Public Risk Perceptions Contextualised” … Read More
December 21, 2015
(Eurekalert) – One of the scourges of infections in hospitals — biofilms formed by bacteria that stick to each other on living tissue and medical instruments, making them harder to remove — can be tricked into dispersing with the targeted … Read More
December 11, 2015
(Nanowerk) – Researchers have developed a new three-drug delivery system for cancer treatment, especially metastatic melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer – and shown that the system may have particular value with cancers like this that often spread through … Read More
December 9, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – MIT engineers have designed what may be the Band-Aid of the future: a sticky, stretchy, gel-like material that can incorporate temperature sensors, LED lights, and other electronics, as well as tiny, drug-delivering reservoirs and channels. The “smart … Read More
December 9, 2015
NanoEthics (vol. 9, no. 3, 2015) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Analyses of Acceptability Judgments Made Toward the Use of Nanocarrier-Based Targeted Drug Deliver: Interviews with Researchers and Research Trainees in the Field of New Technologies” by Vanessa … Read More
December 8, 2015
(Physorg) – In an interdisciplinary collaboration between prominent academic and industry investigators, researchers have discovered a novel method for repositioning an FDA-approved anti-cancer compound so it can specifically target liver cancer tumors. A ‘triple attack’ technique combining chemotherapy, thermal ablation, … Read More
December 3, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – “The advance here is that we have a drug-delivery technique that may enhance the effectiveness of the drugs being delivered, can help doctors locate tumors, can be produced in bulk, and appears to be wholly biodegradable with … Read More
November 30, 2015
(NPR) – Albert Swiston, a biomaterials scientist at MIT, is testing a tiny pill that combines a microphone, a thermometer and a battery to collect several measures at once from inside a body. It’s a latest in a series of … Read More
November 24, 2015
(News-Medical) – Many tumors spread: Single cancer cells migrate with blood flow through the body before they settle in new tissue. In this way, metastases may be formed, even after the main tumor was treated successfully. It is difficult to … Read More
November 18, 2015
(Eurekalert) – A simple, ultrasensitive microRNA sensor developed and tested by researchers from the schools of science and medicine at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center holds promise for the design of … Read More
November 4, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a nanoscale machine made of DNA that can randomly walk in any direction across bumpy surfaces. Future applications of such a DNA walker might include a cancer … Read More
October 30, 2015
(Eurekalert) – Now, a research team from the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the Veterans Administration Maryland Healthcare System has successfully directed human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs) to injured brain areas by labeling them with iron-oxide “superparamagnetic nanoparticles” and guiding … Read More
October 29, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – In a new study that will appear in the December 2015 issue of Stroke journal, the team co-led by Wyss Institute Founding Director Donald Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., and U. Mass Medical Professor of Radiology Ajay Wakhloo, M.D., … Read More
October 20, 2015
(Eurekalert) – Have a cavity? Ask your dentist about filling it with a mixture of nanoparticles including silica and zirconia. These white fillings (known as nano-composite resins) resemble teeth better than their metal alternatives and are less likely to come … Read More
September 30, 2015
(MD Magazine) – Japanese researchers from the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) at Kyoto University have developed a novel technique that could lead to therapies for pain relief in patients with intractable pain, possibly including cancer-related pain. The technique … Read More
September 28, 2015
(Discovery News) – Most commercial sunblocks are good at preventing sunburn, but they also can seep into the skin’s surface and enter the bloodstream, posing health concerns such as the risk of cancer they were designed to prevent. Now researchers have … Read More
September 24, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – DNA sequencing is a technique that can determine exact sequence of a DNA molecule. One of the most critical biological and medical tools available today, it lies at the core of genome analysis. Reading the exact make-up … Read More
September 22, 2015
(The Atlantic) – Unlike rival sequencers, which are as big as microwaves or fridges, the MinION is the size of a chocolate bar. Cowley had three, and she could clutch them all in a single fist. These devices quite literally … Read More
September 21, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Invisibility cloaks are a staple of science fiction and fantasy, from Star Trek to Harry Potter, but don’t exist in real life, or do they? Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … Read More
September 21, 2015
(Nanotechnology Now) – Nanoparticles disguised as human platelets could greatly enhance the healing power of drug treatments for cardiovascular disease and systemic bacterial infections. These platelet-mimicking nanoparticles, developed by engineers at the University of California, San Diego, are capable of … Read More
