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Critical Advance in Creating Medical Nanorobots

Researchers from the Institute of General Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences and MIPT have made an important step towards creating medical nanorobots.

20 Aug 2014

Researchers Capture and Release Single-Cells

Scientists at the Houston Methodist Research Institute have figured out how to pick up and transfer single cells using a pipette -- a common laboratory tool that's been tweaked slightly. They describe this engineering feat and preliminary test results in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

20 Aug 2014

NIH Awards $1.15 Million Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Nanomedicine Scientists

Northeastern University has received a five-year, $1.15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to train the next generation of cancer nanomedicine scientists and clinicians through a unique experiential learning program.

20 Aug 2014

Nanoparticles in New Chikungunya Virus Candidate Vaccine Mimic Immune-Stimulating Effects of Actual Virus Particles

The first human trial of a new vaccine developed using non-infectious virus-like particles (VLP) appears likely to offer protection against chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne infection, according to a study published in The Lancet. Since its re-emergence in 2004, chikungunya virus has become a growing public-health threat that has affected millions of people in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and in recent months it has been spreading throughout the Americas.

18 Aug 2014

Vascular Enabled Integrated Nanosecond Pulse Procedure Helps Open Blood-Brain-Barrier

A team of researchers from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences have developed a new way of using electricity to open the blood-brain-barrier (BBB).

13 Aug 2014

Trojan Horse Nanospheres Kill Tumour Cells

A "Trojan horse" treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, which involves using tiny nanoparticles of gold to kill tumour cells, has been successfully tested by scientists.

13 Aug 2014

Venom Toxins in Nanometer-Sized Particles May Help Treat Breast Cancer

Bee, snake or scorpion venom could form the basis of a new generation of cancer-fighting drugs, scientists will report here today. They have devised a method for targeting venom proteins specifically to malignant cells while sparing healthy ones, which reduces or eliminates side effects that the toxins would otherwise cause.   

From American Chemical Society 12 Aug 2014

TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application Modified to Partial Clinical Hold

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has verbally confirmed they have modified the full clinical hold placed on the TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to a partial clinical hold. This action enables the potential use of TKM-Ebola in individuals infected with Ebola virus.

8 Aug 2014

NIH/NCI Awards $1.15 Million Grant for Study on ‘Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences’

Physics Professor Srinivas Sridhar has received a $1.15 million grant titled “CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences” funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health. This 5-year grant is a collaboration between Northeastern University and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

8 Aug 2014

Oraya Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Gold Nanoparticle Treatment for Wet AMD

Oraya® Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a $215,000 Small Business Technology Transfer Grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how Oraya Therapy, a low voltage stereotactic radiotherapy, and gold nanoparticles can further enhance the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (Wet AMD).

6 Aug 2014

Nanomedicine News

Critical Advance in Creating Medical Nanorobots

Researchers Capture and Release Single-Cells

NIH Awards $1.15 Million Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Nanomedicine Scientists

Nanoparticles in New Chikungunya Virus Candidate Vaccine Mimic Immune-Stimulating Effects of Actual Virus Particles

Vascular Enabled Integrated Nanosecond Pulse Procedure Helps Open Blood-Brain-Barrier

Trojan Horse Nanospheres Kill Tumour Cells

Venom Toxins in Nanometer-Sized Particles May Help Treat Breast Cancer

TKM-Ebola Investigational New Drug Application Modified to Partial Clinical Hold

NIH/NCI Awards $1.15 Million Grant for Study on ‘Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences’

Oraya Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Gold Nanoparticle Treatment for Wet AMD

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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