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Safe Magnetic Nanoparticles for Detecting Breast Cancer Metastasis

MIRA researchers and their partners have received a €1.4 million grant for developing a new method to detect development of secondary tumors in breast cancer patients. The novel method uses a sophisticated highly-sensitive ‘metal detector’ and safe magnetic nanoparticles.

16 Jul 2011

Cerulean Conducts Second Phase Clinical Study of Nanopharmaceutical for Lung Cancer Patients

Cerulean Pharma, a company that specializes in development and design of nanopharmaceuticals, declared that it has administered a dose of CRLX101 to the first group of patients as part of a random, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Phase 2 clinical study.

14 Jul 2011

Charité Introduces Nanotechnology-Based Cancer Treatment for Brain Tumor

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has introduced a new treatment, NanoTherm Therapy, a nanomedicine-based approach for treating recurrent brain tumors at the Clinic for Radiooncology, Campus Virchow.

11 Jul 2011

Researchers Deliver Glowing Protein to Cancer Cells Using Nanoparticles

A research team from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has identified a method that provides gene therapy to cancer cells of the human brain employing nanoparticles.

8 Jul 2011

Researchers Characterize Cell Structure Using AFM for Cancer Diagnosis

Researchers at Virginia Tech have recorded results from a study that ovarian surface epithelial cells from mice can be effectively used in cancer risk evaluation, treatment efficiency, and cancer diagnosis.

7 Jul 2011

Novel Nanotechnology-Based Vaccination against Hepatitis C

The European joint project, HCVAX, aims to develop an innovative nanotechnology-based vaccination against hepatitis C. The transnational consortium has researchers from France, Switzerland and Germany.

4 Jul 2011

Multifunctional Project to Use Nanoparticles for Early Diagnosis of Cancer

A team of 16 European firms and institutions from Spain has initiated a multifunctional project to formulate innovative techniques for early diagnosis of cancer, to minimize the risk and to explore more customized and effective means of cancer detection with minimal side effects.

2 Jul 2011

Virus Turn Beneficial in Nanotechnology and Nanoscience

Bacteria and viruses, which were affecting insects, plants and mammals, are turning to be beneficial in drug-delivery and chemical imaging of body cells, key agent in the manufacture of small battery electrodes, system storage devices, and in several nanotechnologies.

2 Jul 2011

Researchers Use Fluorescent Carbon Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Imaging

Hongjie Dai from Stanford University, a member of the National Cancer Institute's Alliance for nanotechnology in cancer, found that fluorescent nanotubes can serve a dual purpose of drug delivery and imaging at the same time, to enable high precision of a drug in reaching its target cells. National Academy of Sciences published the findings of Dr. Dai and his team in its proceedings.

29 Jun 2011

Researchers Study New Radiation Therapy for Cancer Employing Resonant Nano-Plasma Theranostics

Ohio State University astronomers together with radiation oncologists and medical physicists are involved in developing a new radiation therapy that will be effective on tumor tissues, causing less damage to normal tissues.

28 Jun 2011