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Improved Method for Exact Dosing of Heavy Ion Irradiation to Treat Cancer

PTB has developed a method for the more exact dosing of heavy ion irradiation in the case of cancer

17 Jul 2014

New Self-Assembling Nanoparticle Enables Early Diagnosis of Cancer

Scientists have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumours, to help doctors diagnose cancer earlier.

17 Jul 2014

NanoViricides Presents FluCide Data at 3rd Annual Influenza Research and Development Conference

NanoViricides, Inc. reports that its President, Dr. Anil Diwan, was invited to present the FluCide™ data at the 3rd Annual Influenza Research and Development Conference on Friday, July 11, at 0850 am.

From NanoViricides, Inc 16 Jul 2014

Thomson Reuters Honors UNM Cancer Center Scientist on 2014 List of ‘Highly-Cited Researchers’

Of the 7 billion people in the world, Thomson Reuters, chose only 3,200 for its recent list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.” Vittorio Cristini, PhD, of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, places among them. Dr. Cristini says, “I never expected this. It is truly amazing. I’m thrilled.”

15 Jul 2014

Market Opportunities Report on Poorly Soluble and Poorly Permeable Drugs

Poor bioavailability is a major reason for compounds to fail in preclinical development. Technology Catalysts International (TCI), a leading global pharmaceutical consulting firm, has compiled and analyzed technical and market information pertaining to the delivery of poorly water soluble or poorly permeable pharmaceutical compounds.

14 Jul 2014

Novel Nanotech Microchip for Diagnosis of Type-1 Diabetes

An inexpensive, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes could improve patient care worldwide and help researchers better understand the disease, according to the device's inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

14 Jul 2014

Photoacoustic Tomography Illuminates ‘Nanojuice’ in the Intestine

Located deep in the human gut, the small intestine is not easy to examine. X-rays, MRIs and ultrasound images provide snapshots, but each suffers limitations.

11 Jul 2014

New Nanoengineering Undergraduate Certificate Program at Wayne State

Beginning in winter 2015, Wayne State University’s College of Engineering will offer a nanoengineering undergraduate certificate program that will provide students with in-depth training in the emerging area of nanotechnology. The program will offer new lecture, laboratory and seminar courses that cross traditional departmental and disciplinary boundaries.

11 Jul 2014

DNA Nanopyramids Can Flag and Kill Bacteria

Bacterial infections usually announce themselves with pain and fever but often can be defeated with antibiotics — and then there are those that are sneaky and hard to beat. Now, scientists have built a new weapon against such pathogens in the form of tiny DNA pyramids.

From American Chemical Society 10 Jul 2014

Platin-M Entrapped in a Nanoparticle Interferes with Mitochondria's DNA and Triggers Cell Death

University of Georgia researchers have developed a new formulation of cisplatin, a common chemotherapy drug, that significantly increases the drug's ability to target and destroy cancerous cells.

8 Jul 2014