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Optical Camera Integrated with Nanoparticle Technology Provides Clear View of Cancer in the Body

With a new, commercially available camera system using Cornell-developed nanoparticles that make cancer cells glow, the way is lit for surgeons diagnosing and removing tumors.

18 Apr 2014

Crystallographic Techniques Help Understand Effects of Medical Treatment for Nanocrystal Cystine Kidney Stones

Researchers in France have hit on a novel method to help kidney stone sufferers ensure they receive the correct and most effective treatment possible.

18 Apr 2014

Nanoparticle Delivery Boosts Capacity of Double-Stapled Peptides to Block RSV Infection

New therapies are needed to prevent and treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – a potentially lethal respiratory infection that can severely affect infants, young children and the elderly.

18 Apr 2014

Forecast Report on Global Nanomedicine Market

Global Information Inc. announces the addition of a new market research report "Nanomedicine Market (Neurology, Cardiovascular, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-infective, and Oncology Applications) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share,Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019" at GIIResearch.com

18 Apr 2014

Cu-Cy Nanoparticles Exposed to X-rays Slow Tumor Growth

A University of Texas at Arlington physicist working to create a luminescent nanoparticle to use in security-related radiation detection may have instead happened upon an advance in photodynamic cancer therapy.

17 Apr 2014

NanoViricides Honored with IAIR Award for Leadership in Nanomedicine

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") has won the prestigious “IAIR Award” as the “Best North American Company for Leadership in the Nanomedicine Sector.”

From NanoViricides, Inc 17 Apr 2014

New Type of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Helps Prevent Spread of Virus into Cells

There are many viral diseases in the world for which no pharmaceutical treatment exists. These include, among others, dengue fever, which is spread by mosquitoes in the tropics, as well as a type of diarrhea, which is more familiar in Finland and is easily spread by the hands and can be dangerous especially for small children and the elderly.

16 Apr 2014

Triple-Threat Nanoparticles More Effective in Killing Ovarian Cancer Cells

Delivering chemotherapy drugs in nanoparticle form could help reduce side effects by targeting the drugs directly to the tumors. In recent years, scientists have developed nanoparticles that deliver one or two chemotherapy drugs, but it has been difficult to design particles that can carry any more than that in a precise ratio.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 16 Apr 2014

Magnets Attract Local Anesthetic-Containing Nanoparticles to Specific Areas

A technique using anesthesia-containing nanoparticles—drawn to the targeted area of the body by magnets—could one day provide a useful alternative to nerve block for local anesthesia in patients, suggests an experimental study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

15 Apr 2014

Processing Can Affect Drug Nanocarriers Produced From Self-Assembled Polymers

Significant advances have been made in chemotherapy over the past decade, but targeting drugs to cancer cells while avoiding healthy tissues continues to be a major challenge.

15 Apr 2014