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Tiny Nanoprobes Effective in Delivering Cancer Drugs More Directly to Tumor Cells

Tiny nanoprobes have shown to be effective in delivering cancer drugs more directly to tumor cells - mitigating the damage to nearby healthy cells - and Purdue University research has shown that the nanoprobes are gettin...

14 Dec 2009

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals and TheraTarget Forms Nanotechnology Collaboration Agreement

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex:RNN), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company commercializing potential best in class oncology and CNS therapeutics, and TheraTarget, Inc., a developer of innovative polymer therap...

14 Dec 2009

Scientists Resolve Question About How a Popular Class of Drugs Work Using Biosensors

Scientists have resolved a question about how a popular class of drugs used to treat schizophrenia works using biosensors that reveal previously hidden components of chemical communication in the brain.

13 Dec 2009

Researchers Use Nanosensors to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Whole Blood for First Time

A team led by Yale University researchers has used nanosensors to measure cancer biomarkers in whole blood for the first time. Their findings, which appear December 13 in the advanced online publication of Nature Nanotechnology.

13 Dec 2009

FDA Approves Azaya Therapeutics Investigational New Drug Application

Azaya Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its lead product "ATI-1123," a novel and improved formulation of Taxotere® (docetaxel), a leading chemotherapy drug with worldwide annual sales of over $2.8 billion.

11 Dec 2009

Brandeis Researchers Reveal the Hidden Transient Life of Protein Between Active States

Understanding the incredibly speedy atomic mechanisms at work when a protein transitions from one shape to another has been an elusive scientific goal for years, but an essential one for elucidating the full panoply of protein function.

10 Dec 2009

Scientists Produce 3-D CAT Scans of Entire Cells

Think of it as an emergency room exam for cells. In the span of a few minutes, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory can produce three-dimensional CAT scans of entire cells, revealing their internal structure down to the smallest organelle.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 10 Dec 2009

NanoPacific Holdings Acquires Exclusive License from UCLA for Suite of Supramolecular Nanoparticle Technologies

NanoPacific Holdings, Inc. (NPH) announces the acquisition of an exclusive license from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) for a suite of supramolecular nanoparticle technologies. Under the terms of the agree...

9 Dec 2009

Video Game Sheds Light on the Molecular World

While most American students have an intuitive grasp of popular music, professional sports, and consumer electronics, they lack a basic understanding of cell biology. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) developed the video game Immune Attack to plunge 7th - 12th graders into the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells.

8 Dec 2009

A Pill with a Lab Inside

A children's book about the 'nano-pill'. A spectacular 3D glimpse into this very phenomenon during his 'Dies Natalis' Lecture. Albert van den Berg has other ideas for the newly awarded Spinoza Premium besides high-powered research. He wants to communicate his work to the broadest possible audience.

8 Dec 2009

Nanomedicine News

Tiny Nanoprobes Effective in Delivering Cancer Drugs More Directly to Tumor Cells

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals and TheraTarget Forms Nanotechnology Collaboration Agreement

Scientists Resolve Question About How a Popular Class of Drugs Work Using Biosensors

Researchers Use Nanosensors to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Whole Blood for First Time

FDA Approves Azaya Therapeutics Investigational New Drug Application

Brandeis Researchers Reveal the Hidden Transient Life of Protein Between Active States

Scientists Produce 3-D CAT Scans of Entire Cells

NanoPacific Holdings Acquires Exclusive License from UCLA for Suite of Supramolecular Nanoparticle Technologies

Video Game Sheds Light on the Molecular World

A Pill with a Lab Inside

Enhanced Antibacterial Polylactic Acid-Curcumin Nanofibers for Wound Dressings

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Levidian and Zentek Seek to Establish Graphene-Integrated Filter Manufacturing Facility in the Middle East to Advance Cleaner, Safer Air

Scalable Method for Porous Graphene Membranes for CO2 Capture

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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