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Using Nanosensors to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Whole Blood

A multi-institutional team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, could ...

13 Jan 2010

Nanoscale Optical Fibers to Detect Bioterrorist Agents

In an age when bacterial agents may be intentionally released as method of terrorist attack, there is an increased need for quick diagnostic methods that require limited resources and personnel. Thomas Inzana, the Tyler ...

12 Jan 2010

NIST Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found in human blood.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 12 Jan 2010

Method Using Changes in Colour of Gold Nanoparticle to Indicate Presence of Meningococcal DNA

Research by an RMIT University PhD graduate has led to the development of a diagnosis method that uses gold nanoparticles to detect deadly meningococcal meningitis disease in its early stages

12 Jan 2010

Study Reinforces Value of Stem Cells in Repairing Bone Structure

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

11 Jan 2010

LANL's Top 10 Science Stories in 2009

Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified the Top 10 Laboratory science stories of 2009 based on global viewership of online media content and major programmatic milestones.

9 Jan 2010

Researchers Reveal Mechanism Driving Early Brain Function Deterioration of Alzheimer's Victims

Despite a massive global research effort, many basics of Alzheimer's disease onset remain elusive. This has hampered development of treatments effective during the earliest stages of the disease, when prevention is m...

8 Jan 2010

Nanotechnology Researchers Developing New Family of Implant Materials

UConn engineering researchers are developing a new family of implant materials. His work in the red-hot area of nanotechnology has sparked three NSF-funded research awards for Leon Shaw, a professor in the Department of Chemical, Materials, + Biomolecular Engineering.

8 Jan 2010

Researchers Follow Different Stages of Metastases Formation in Real Time

They can emerge even years after the successful treatment of a lung-, breast- or skin cancer tumour: Metastases suddenly begin to grown in the brain. These are of course extremely dangerous for the individual in question...

8 Jan 2010

Researchers Discover Rules that Dictate 3-D Shapes of RNA Molecules

University of Michigan researchers have discovered the rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules, rules that are based not on complex chemical interactions but simply on geometry. The work, done...

7 Jan 2010