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Novel Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs Targeting Damaged Arteries

Clemson University researchers have developed nanoparticles that can deliver drugs targeting damaged arteries, a non-invasive method to fight heart disease.

19 Feb 2014

Nanodiamonds Bound Together With Drugs and Embedded Onto Contact Lenses Help Improve Glaucoma Treatment

By 2020, nearly 80 million people are expected to have glaucoma, a disorder of the eye that, if left untreated, can damage the optic nerve and eventually lead to blindness.

From University of California, Los Angeles 19 Feb 2014

Novel Nanotherapeutic Approach for Co-Targeting Melanoma Cells and Astrocytes

Tel Aviv University researchers won two out of three prestigious melanoma research awards granted this year by The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) and The Saban Family Foundation. The Team Science Awards are the centerpiece of the MRA research fund, which seeks to promote transformational melanoma research for swift clinical implementation.

19 Feb 2014

New Way Utilizes Nanoparticles to Deliver Vaccines Directly to the Lymph Nodes

Many vaccines, including those for influenza, polio, and measles, consist of a killed or disabled version of a virus. However, for certain diseases, this type of vaccine is ineffective, or just too risky.

18 Feb 2014

Researchers Report Novel Method Using Nanofiber Films to Treat Glioblastoma Cancer

One factor that makes glioblastoma cancers so difficult to treat is that malignant cells from the tumors spread throughout the brain by following nerve fibers and blood vessels to invade new locations.

17 Feb 2014

Nanodiamond-Drug Compound Embedded in Contact Lenses May Help Improve Treatment for Glaucoma

By 2020, nearly 80 million people are expected to have glaucoma, a disorder of the eye that, if left untreated, can damage the optic nerve and eventually lead to blindness.

From University of California, Los Angeles 14 Feb 2014

Method to Characterize Physical Size and Elemental Composition of Nanoparticles Wins ABC Best Paper Award

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen Sherrie Elzey (32) and De-Hao Tsai (37) as the recipients of its Best Paper Award 2013. Elzey and Tsai are lead authors of a paper published in ABC which presents the development of a method to simultaneously characterize the size and elemental composition of nanoparticles, especially those used for nano therapeutics.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 14 Feb 2014

Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs to Specifically Targeted Cancer Cells

Nanoparticles capable of delivering drugs to specifically targeted cancer cells have been created by a group of researchers from China.

14 Feb 2014

Nanotechnology, Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering Techniques Combined to Build Hybrid Biological/Non-Biological System

Finding a practical way prevent the transmission of HIV, developing a reliable way to detect tuberculosis while a patient is in the doctor’s office and understanding the complexities of schizophrenia are among the 26 research projects that the National Institutes of Health is funding at the University of Central Florida.

13 Feb 2014

New Report on Emerging Drug Delivery Technologies

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of Emerging Drug Delivery Technologies, Profiles of Start-ups and Early-Stage Companies" report to their offering.

13 Feb 2014