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Researchers Design Nanoparticles Capable of Delivering Drugs Deep into Brain

Bioengineers at Johns Hopkins have succeeded in designing nanoparticles that are capable of safely and predictably infiltrating deep into the brain, thus paving the way to develop a drug-delivery system that can effectively treat brain cancer and other issues that impact the brain.

12 Sep 2012

NanoViricides’ Anti-Influenza Drug Candidates Demonstrate Significant Results

NanoViricides, a developer of specialty nanomaterials for use in viral therapy, has reported the study results of oral administration of its FluCide anti-influenza drug candidates in a fatal influenza infection animal model.

From NanoViricides, Inc 11 Sep 2012

ImagineNano 2013 Will be Held in Bilbao, Spain, 23rd to 26th April

ImagineNano will be organized once again by Phantoms Foundation, CIC NanoGUNE, Donostia International Physics Centre and in collaboration with the Bilbao Exhibition Centre.

6 Sep 2012

Review Article Discusses Use of RNA Nanotechnology in Therapeutics

The utilization of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches holds potential in several applications, which also include the synthesis of novel therapeutic compounds.

5 Sep 2012

New Nanotechnology Approach to Fabricate Ultrastable RNA Nanoparticles

Researchers at the University of Kentucky have developed a technique to fabricate ultrastable RNA nanoparticles that are capable of treating viral infections and cancer by controlling cell functions and fastening to cancer cells without causing damage to surrounding tissues.

4 Sep 2012

Polyphenol Properties Differ in Nanoform

Polyphenols are chemicals known to exist naturally in tea. These chemicals have exhibited the potential to prevent and treat numerous forms of human cancers. However, research carried out by University of Bradford researchers on Polyphenols in nanoform demonstrates that the effects of these chemicals at the nanoscale are drastically different from that of their standard form.

4 Sep 2012

New Nanolithography Technique for Potential Biomedical Applications

A new, less expensive nanolithography technique has been developed by researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCSU).

From North Carolina State University 1 Sep 2012

Researchers Synthesize First Nanomedicine to Treat HIV-AIDS

Researchers at the University of Liverpool are pioneering a project to synthesize and validate the world’s first nanomedicine to treat HIV/AIDS.

31 Aug 2012

International Symposium on Nanomedicine in Drug Delivery and Cancer Diagnosis

The University of Delaware (UD) hosted the First International Symposium on Nanomedicine in Drug Delivery and Cancer Diagnosis from August 16 to 17. The conference served not just as a forum for interaction between researchers but enabled the initiation of new collaborations.

29 Aug 2012