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NCI Awards $16 Million Funds to Texas Center for Cancer Nanomedicine

A $16-million, five-year grant by the National Cancer Institute’s nanomedicine initiative blends the expertise of five research institutions to focus an array of innovative nanotechnologies on improving the outcome of pa...

8 Nov 2010

Coating Drug Molecules with Nanoparticles Aid Colon Cancer Treatment

Nanoparticles could help smuggle drugs into the gut, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Nanotechnology. There are several drugs that would have more beneficial therapeutic effect...

8 Nov 2010

National Cancer Institute Funds New Nanomedicine Projects

Ovarian cancer is the fourth-leading cause of death among women. The available medical data estimates 13,850 will die of the disease in 2010. Pancreatic cancer is the fifth-leading cause of cancer death, with 36,800 expe...

8 Nov 2010

Australia Fosters Nanotechnology in China

The governments of Australia and China have signed an agreement to further expand nanoscience research between the two countries. The governments have announced, they will jointly fund a new state-of-the-art nanotechnolo...

8 Nov 2010

New Therapy Will Prevent Growth of Bone Formations That Hamper Amputees' Use of Prostheses

Carnegie Mellon University's Bone Tissue Engineering Center is working to help soldiers who have lost limbs in combat. CMU's Jeffrey O. Hollinger, director of the center, and Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski ...

4 Nov 2010

White House Wants to Broaden Applications of Nanotechnology

The White House is making efforts to garner public support for its plans for a $1.8 billion research and development program aimed at broadening the applications of nanotechnology. The National Nanotechnology Initiati...

4 Nov 2010

Medvedev Fosters Nanotechnology Growth in Russia

Reiterating its presence in the world of nanotechnology, Russia announced its plans for the establishment of an indigenous, full fledged nanotechnology branch on Wednesday. The announcement came from Russian President Dm...

4 Nov 2010

Texas A+M’s Professor and Team Works Towards Next-Generation Nanomedicine

Texas A&M is one of the world's leading research facilities. It invests more than $582 million annually toward research, which ranks the University third in the nation. A&M is also one of five institutions...

4 Nov 2010

New Propulsion Process Can Find Applications in Nanomedicine

A new propulsion method for metallic micro- and nano-objects has been developed by researchers from the Institute of Molecular Sciences (Institut des sciences moléculaires, CNRS/ENSCBP/Universités Bordeaux 1 and 4).

4 Nov 2010

Nanotherapeutics Secures Funds to Conduct Clinical Trial on NanoDOX Hydrogel

Nanotherapeutics, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to support a clinical trial for treating dehisced surgical wounds with the Company’s NanoDOX® Hydrogel, a topical doxycycline hydrogel for chronic wounds.

From Nanotherapeutics Inc. 4 Nov 2010