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Key Recommendations for Nanomedicine Development in Europe

Experts from key EU projects united in Brussels at Nanomedicine in Europe today to deliver a strong message to the European Parliament that concerted and coordinated action is needed to ensure the widespread benefit...

2 Jun 2010

Anti-Dengue Nanoviricides Proved Effective in Preliminary Studies

NanoViricides, Inc. reports that its anti-Dengue drug candidates demonstrated significant efficacy in the recently completed preliminary cell culture studies. The studies were performed in the laboratory of Dr. Eva Harris, Professor of Infectious Diseases at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).

From NanoViricides, Inc 1 Jun 2010

Phase 1 CALAA-001 Clinical Trial Shows Systemic siRNA Delivery via Targeted Nanoparticles

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that interim data from the phase 1 clinical trial conducted by its majority-owned subsidiary, Calando Pharmaceuticals, will be presented at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 1 Jun 2010

Detecting Tumors Faster

To diagnose cancer reliably, doctors usually conduct a biopsy including tissue analysis - which is a time-consuming process. A microscopic image sensor, fitted in an endoscope, is being developed for in vivo cancer diagnosis, to speed up the detection of tumors.

1 Jun 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Feasibility of Logic Operations on Single Nanoparticle

New perspectives are opening up in bio-engineering thanks to research jointly carried out by teams of chemists at the University of Liège and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem within the framework of the European MOLOC project (Molecular Logic Circuits). This work has led to the publication of two important publications, one straight after the other, in the Nature Nanotechnology journal.

31 May 2010

HealthSport and SMI Merge to Develop Oral Thin Film for Drug Delivery

HealthSport, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: HSPO), a fully integrated formulator, developer and manufacturer of bi-layer, oral thin film products that deliver drug and dietary supplement ingredients through buccal (betwe...

31 May 2010

"Tattoo" of Nanoparticles Designed to Detect Glucose

People with type I diabetes must prick their fingers several times a day to test their blood sugar level. Though the pain is minor, the chore interferes with daily life.

28 May 2010

Tiny Magnetite Nanoparticles Can Prove Useful in Real-World Applications

While attempting to solve one mystery about iron oxide-based nanoparticles, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stumbled upon another one. But once its implications are understood, their discovery* may give nanotechnologists a new and useful tool.

28 May 2010

Rapid Synthesis of Nanoscale Reporter Tags Offers Promising Alternative to Fluorescent Labeling

Visualizing the complex internal cellular processes within our bodies requires the use of photostable, optically active probes that can be tracked with special microscopy instruments. One technique, surface-enhanced Rama...

26 May 2010

Researchers Test C6-Ceramide Nanoliposomes on Cancer Cells

A new way to deliver cancer-fighting drugs using tiny particles made from lipids and chemotherapy drugs may have the power to knock out malignancies with a one-two punch. The strategy holds promise for patients with...

26 May 2010