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Results Contribute to a Better Understanding of What Goes on at the Nanoscale

The smallest nano-sized silica particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause unexpected biological responses due to their size, according to work presented today. The result should allay fears that cells and tissues will react unpredictably when exposed to the finest silica nanomaterials in industrial or commercial applications.

14 Feb 2009

Founder of Nanobosym to Deliver Luncheon Address at FDLI's Annual Nanotechnology Conference

Anita Goel, M.D., Ph.D., the founder of Nanobosym, Inc., and Harvard-MIT-trained physicist and physician will deliver the featured luncheon address Feb. 19, 2009 at FDLI's 2nd Annual Conference on Nanotechnology Law,...

14 Feb 2009

Nano "Smart Bombs" Could Lead to More Effective Chemotherapy Treatments

Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully modified a common plant virus to deliver drugs only to specific cells inside the human body, without affecting surrounding tissue. These tiny "smart b...

12 Feb 2009

Managing the Risks Associated with Synthetic Nanoparticles

The very first guide in Québec to deal with managing the risks associated with synthetic nanoparticles has just been published. The guide sets out a prevention strategy appropriate to the workers and researchers who use, manufacture or synthesize nanoparticles.

12 Feb 2009

The Use of Nanotechnology in Virology and its Potential for Antiviral Therapeutics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Jain PharmaBiotech's new report "Antiviral Therapeutics - Technologies, Markets and Companies" to their offering. This report reviews the current state...

From Research and Markets 10 Feb 2009

microRNA Plays Key Role in Melanoma Metastasis

Scientists have long wondered how melanoma cells travel from primary tumors on the surface of the skin to the brain, liver and lungs, where they become more aggressive, resistant to therapy, and deadly. Now, scientists f...

9 Feb 2009

Dietary Supplements Made with Nanotechnology Raising Growing Concerns

An increase in the number of dietary supplements made with nanoparticles - so called "nanoceuticals" - is raising growing concerns about their potential for toxicity in the wake of little government oversight, ...

9 Feb 2009

Using Tiny Silver Nanoparticles to Reveal Internal Structure of Nearly Opaque Biological Materials

University of Utah physicists and chemists developed a new method that uses a mirror of tiny silver "nanoparticles" so microscopes can reveal the internal structure of nearly opaque biological materials like bone, tumor cells and the iridescent green scales of the so-called "photonic beetle."

4 Feb 2009

ABRAXANE Now Available in Germany and the UK with Additional EU Countries to Follow

Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated, global biotechnology company, today announced the launch in Germany of ABRAXANE, 5 mg/ml powder for suspension for infusion (paclitaxel). "ABRAXANE is ...

4 Feb 2009

Nanoemulsion May Succeed Where Antibiotics Fail, Lab Tests Suggest

University of Michigan scientists report highly encouraging evidence that a super-fine oil-and-water emulsion, already shown to kill many other microbes, may be able to quell the ravaging, often drug-resistant infections that cause nearly all cystic fibrosis deaths.

4 Feb 2009