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MIT Chemical Engineers Design Nanoparticles to Counter Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

An aggressive form of breast cancer known as “triple negative” is very difficult to treat: Chemotherapy can shrink such tumors for a while, but in many patients they grow back and gain resistance to the original drugs.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 22 Oct 2013

Nanopharmaceutical Drug CRLX101 – A Promising New Cancer Treatment

The nanopharmaceutical drug CRLX101 is showing promise as a potential new treatment for cancers that develop resistance to antiangiogenic drugs and radiation therapy, according to clinical trial results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19 – 23.

22 Oct 2013

Heat, Chemotherapeutic Drugs and Nanotech Delivery System May Improve Ovarian Cancer Treatment

The combination of heat, chemotherapeutic drugs and an innovative delivery system based on nanotechnology may significantly improve the treatment of ovarian cancer while reducing side effects from toxic drugs, researchers at Oregon State University report in a new study.

18 Oct 2013

New Report on Global RNAi Technologies and Markets

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: RNAi Technologies and Global Markets

18 Oct 2013

Blood Clots Chop Peptides Added Onto Nanomaterials

Detecting dangerous blood clots, which can cause life-threatening conditions such as strokes and heart attacks, leading causes of death for men and women in the U.S., has been a coveted and elusive goal. But scientists are now reporting progress in the form of a simple urine test. Their study, in which they demonstrated that the test works using laboratory mice, appears in the journal ACS Nano.

From American Chemical Society 17 Oct 2013

Cerium Oxide Nanocrystals Hold Potential for Nanomedicine

Scientists at Rice University are enhancing the natural antioxidant properties of an element found in a car’s catalytic converter to make it useful for medical applications.

16 Oct 2013

Near-Infrared Laser Heats Gold Nanoparticles to Kill Targeted Cancer Cells

Comparable to nano-scale Navy Seals, Cornell scientists have merged tiny gold and iron oxide particles to work as a team, then added antibody guides to steer the team through the bloodstream toward colorectal cancer cells. And in a nanosecond, the alloyed allies then kill the bad guys – cancer cells – with absorbed infrared heat.

16 Oct 2013

Novel Nanoparticle-Based Smart Hydrogel Holds Promise for Cartilage Regeneration

A team of EPFL scientists has developed a smart hydrogel material that could promote cartilage regeneration. Their method consists in releasing medication at the right place and at the right time. In the future, damage to cartilage following injuries may no longer have to be irreversible.

15 Oct 2013

NanoMaterials Technology Signs Exclusive Material Supply Agreement with Stehlin Foundation

NanoMaterials Technology Private Limited (NMT), a Singapore-based company, announced today that it has signed an exclusive material supply agreement with Houston-based CHRISTUS Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research (Stehlin Foundation) on a formulated CZ48 drug for a Phase I clinical (human) trial.

15 Oct 2013

Forecast Report on Printed and Flexible Sensors

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Printed and Flexible Sensors 2014-2024: Technologies, Players, Forecasts

15 Oct 2013