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PMH Scientist Team Develops New Organic Nanoparticle to Treat Tumors

Princess Margaret Hospital researchers have developed a harmless, environmental organic nanoparticle that utilizes light and heat to treat cancer and supply drugs.

29 Mar 2011

Nanoparticles to Help Detect Nano-Levels of Leukemia

Senior Scientific and Manhattan Scientifics, a firm that invests in nanomedicine research projects, has entered into a joint venture to develop magnetic imaging based on nanotechnology.

28 Mar 2011

Metal-Organic Nanomaterials Used to Mark Tumor Cells

In a cell culture, it was possible to selectively mark a line of cancer cells with the phosphorescent nanoparticles. The researchers hope that it will be possible to develop contrast agents for the use of optical imaging for tumor detection based on these new metal–organic nanomaterials.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 23 Mar 2011

Nanoparticles to Guide Microcarriers Through Blood Vessels to Target Cancerous Cells

Professor Sylvain Martel, director of the Nanorobotics Laboratory at Polytechnique at Montreal and his team of researchers has used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) platform, to lead microcarriers filled with a dose of anti-cancer medication into the bloodstream of a living rabbit to a specified spot in the liver, where it was administered.

19 Mar 2011

Nanoparticles of Medicines Dissolve Faster in Bloodstream

Top Institute Pharma has developed technology to enable medicines to be absorbed into the blood much faster, increasing their efficiency. Scientist, Hans de Waard at the University of Groningen, has selected this sub...

18 Mar 2011

Progranulin-Derived Protein Could Provide New Treatment Strategies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

According to a report published in March 10, 2011 issue of Science, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have developed a protein molecule from the growth factor progranulin that could offer cures for inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis.

16 Mar 2011

Scientists Build Nano-Sized Traps to Control Prostate Cancer Metastasis

A team of researchers from across the world have developed nano-sized, self assembling nanomaterials made of peptides (SAP). The cultures were then used to house prostate cancer stem cells.

16 Mar 2011

Researchers Use Nanowhiskers to Create Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Researchers working at the University of Manchester have found that tiny whiskers of nanoscale sizes extracted from marine life could help develop muscle tissue for humans.

16 Mar 2011

Artificial Fluorescent Biomolecules for Medical Research

Proteins are natural biomolecules applicable in research on life science, biotechnology and medicine. The team led by Professor Arne Skerra from the TUM department of bio-chemistry has extended the genetic code to stress bacterial cells to emit customized proteins with artificial functions.

15 Mar 2011