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Biodegradable Nanoparticle Stealthily Delivers Antigen against Multiple Sclerosis

In a breakthrough for nanotechnology and multiple sclerosis, a biodegradable nanoparticle turns out to be the perfect vehicle to stealthily deliver an antigen that tricks the immune system into stopping its attack on myelin and halt a model of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in mice, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.

19 Nov 2012

NEB Launches Low-Nanogram Input Kits to Prepare DNA and RNA Libraries

New England Biolabs, Inc. launched their new NEBNext® "Ultra" kits at the recent American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting.

19 Nov 2012

Nanostructured Gels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

Gels that can be injected into the body, carrying drugs or cells that regenerate damaged tissue, hold promise for treating many types of disease, including cancer. However, these injectable gels don’t always maintain their solid structure once inside the body.

19 Nov 2012

UCSD Student Wins Prestigious Award for Inventing Nano-Wiffle-Balls for Cancer Therapy

Recognizing the innovative ideas of today's college and university students, the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of Invent Now, today announced that a novel delivery therapy for treating cancer and a...

15 Nov 2012

NanoViricides, Bioanalytical Systems Partner for Drug Development Studies

NanoViricides, Inc. (OTCBB: NNVC) (the "Company") announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BASI) to conduct drug development studies required for submission of Investigational New Drug (IND) applications to the FDA for its nanoviricides® drug candidates against various viral diseases.

From NanoViricides, Inc 15 Nov 2012

New Gold Nanorod-Based Biosensor Shows Promise to Facilitate Kidney Disease Detection

Detecting whether a patient will have acute kidney injury could become as simple as dipping a paper test strip printed with gold nanorods into a urine sample, a team of Washington University in St. Louis researchers has found.

15 Nov 2012

Peptides Self-Assemble into Nanofibers and Can Form Hydrogels

Smart scaffolding that can guide cells, proteins and small-molecule drugs to make new tissue and repair damage inside the body is in the works at Rice University.

14 Nov 2012

Jellyfish-Inspired Microfluidic Device Isolates Circulating Tumor Cells

Tumor cells circulating in a patient’s bloodstream can yield a great deal of information on how a tumor is responding to treatment and what drugs might be more effective against it. But first, these rare cells have to be captured and isolated from the many other cells found in a blood sample.

14 Nov 2012

Viruses Use One-Nanometer Needle-Like Tip to Attack Bacteria

It could be the tiniest armor-piercing weapon in the biological universe: EPFL scientists have measured a one-nanometer needle-like tip that viruses use to attack bacteria.

14 Nov 2012

First Demonstration of Cancer Drug Delivery in Humans Using Minicells

A completely new way of delivering anti-cancer drugs to tumours, using 'minicells' derived from bacteria, has been tested for the first time in humans and found to be safe, well-tolerated and even induced stable disease in patients with advanced, incurable cancers with no treatment options remaining.

9 Nov 2012