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Scientists Discover How Genetic Material is Unwrapped

The genetic material found in cells is not in its free state, but bound to large protein complexes and tightly wrapped. To activate genes which might also play a role in carcinogenesis, the genetic material first needs t...

9 Nov 2009

ACS's Award-Winning Magazine Making its YouTube Debut

The American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning high school chemistry magazine ChemMatters is making its YouTube debut with its first video podcast.

From American Chemical Society 8 Nov 2009

New Approach for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries using Nanotechnology

Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a new approach for repairing damaged nerve fibers in spinal cord injuries using nano-spheres that could be injected into the blood shortly after an accident. The synth...

8 Nov 2009

Synthetic Molecules Capable of Enhancing Body's Immune Response to HIV and HIV-Infected Cells

Researchers at Yale University have developed synthetic molecules capable of enhancing the body's immune response to HIV and HIV-infected cells, as well as to prostate cancer cells. Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.

6 Nov 2009

Nanoparticles Could Become a Safer Alternative to Gene Therapy Delivered by Viruses

About five years ago, Professor Janet Sawicki at the Lankenau Institute in Pennsylvania read an article about nanoparticles developed by MIT's Robert Langer for gene therapy, the insertion of genes into living cells for the treatment of disease.

5 Nov 2009

Progress in Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biomedicine

Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels...

5 Nov 2009

Scientists Observe Movements of Aggressive Cells "Live" Under the Microscope

In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream.

5 Nov 2009

Metal Nanoparticles Damage DNA in Cells on the Other Side of Cellular Barrier

Scientists have shown in the laboratory that metal nanoparticles damaged the DNA in cells on the other side of a cellular barrier. The research, by the University of Bristol, is published online this week in Nature Nanotechnology.

5 Nov 2009

Researchers to Develop Fast and Inexpensive Test for Oral Cancer using Lab-on-a-Chip

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded researchers in Rice University's new BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) a $2 million Grand Opportunity (GO) grant to develop a fast, inexpensive test for oral cancer that a dentist could perform simply by using a brush to collect a small sample of cells from a patient's mouth.

5 Nov 2009

Abraxis Health Announces the Dedication of its New Manufacturing Facility

Abraxis Health, a fully-integrated personalized healthcare division of Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), today announced the dedication of its new manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The state of the art bi...

4 Nov 2009