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Ceria Nanoparticles May Reduce Brain Inflammation Following Hemorrhagic Stroke

Nanoparticles from ceria - a rare earth metal - might lessen inflammation in the brain following a bleeding stroke (hemorrhagic stroke), according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2016.

18 Feb 2016

New Nanotechnology Approach Shows Promise in Treating Autoimmune Diseases

Parvus Therapeutics today announced the publication in Nature of a seminal paper describing the discovery and applications of a novel therapeutic approach employing nanomedicines, referred to as "Navacims"TM, to reprogram white blood cells to become regulatory cells capable of blunting autoimmune responses and restoring the equilibrium of the immune system.

18 Feb 2016

Teijin Honored with Life Nanotechnology Award for Developing Breakthrough Nanofiber Technology

Teijin Limited announced today that it received a Life Nanotechnology Award at the nano tech 2016 International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, which took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, from January 27 to 29.

17 Feb 2016

Haemoglobin Influences Aggregation of Individual Gold Nanoparticles to Form Clumps

According to researchers working at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM), individual gold particles are aggregated to form clumps under the influence of haemoglobin.

16 Feb 2016

New Technique Detects Disease Biomarkers in Nucleic Acid Form Using Nanotechnology

A new technology has been developed by a team of researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center , which can detect disease biomarkers in nucleic acid form. Nucleic acids are basic units of all living beings.

15 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop Sensitive Ricin Biosensors Based on Aptamers

Tiny rocketlike particles that move around on their own in a hydrogen peroxide solution can detect trace amounts of the lethal toxin ricin within minutes (ACS Sens. 2016, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.5b00300). They could someday provide a quick, easy way to detect the bioterrorism agent in food and water samples without having to bring them back to a lab. The particles, made of graphene oxide and platinum, carry sensor molecules that glow when they bind to ricin.

11 Feb 2016

New Nanoparticle Therapy Holds Potential for Safe Treatment of Liver Cancer

Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have reported on an experimental nanoparticle therapy, which incorporates low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and fish oil to selectively destroy liver cancer cells without affecting the healthy cells.

9 Feb 2016

Researchers Develop Nanoparticles to Help Restrict Growth of Cancerous Tumors

A new technique to restrict the growth of cancerous tumors has been developed by a group of engineers from the Washington University in St. Louis. The group used nanoparticles from the core ingredient in the commonly used antacid tablets.

4 Feb 2016

Hollow Crystal Spheres Could Lead to New Drug Delivery Platform

A Drexel University materials scientist has discovered a way to grow a crystal ball in a lab. Not the kind that soothsayers use to predict the future, but a microscopic version that could be used to encapsulate medication in a way that would allow it to deliver its curative payload more effectively inside the body.

4 Feb 2016

Researchers Demonstrate Safe Interaction of Graphene with Nerve Cells

Graphene is a two-dimensional form of carbon, and successful demonstrations have been carried out by researchers to prove the possibility of interfacing graphene with nerve cells, or neurons, without affecting their integrity.

1 Feb 2016