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Parabon NanoLabs Awarded DHS Small Business Innovative Research Grant

Parabon NanoLabs (PNL), designs and develops a new class of nano-enabled products made possible by proprietary technology for precisely directing the self-assembly of designer macromolecules that are functionalized with ...

From Parabon NanoLabs 30 Sep 2009

Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Company to Exhibit at 2009 AAPS

PharmaNova, a leader in nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery Systems, is due to exhibit at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) scheduled in Los Angeles, CA, from November...

30 Sep 2009

Sandia Chemist Wins NIH Award for Protein Research

Jerilyn Timlin, a chemist at Sandia National Laboratories, has been presented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a New Innovator Award, one of 55 such awards granted by the NIH this year. The award encourages researchers to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health.

From Sandia National Laboratories 29 Sep 2009

Following Single Molecules in Live Neurons

From scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed in medicine and the biosciences will be on ...

29 Sep 2009

New Brain Implants Developed using Nanotechnology

Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis.

29 Sep 2009

Miniature Diagnostic Toolkit for Detecting and Treating Dementia

With the risk of developing dementia growing at an alarming pace, a University of Central Florida research team is working with the Boston University School of Medicine to develop a miniature diagnostic toolkit in the hopes of stimulating earlier detection and treatment.

29 Sep 2009

Coupling Electrosurgery with Mass Spectrometry for Real-Time Identification of Tumor Tissues

A significant advantage to this technique is that while a cut is being made, blood vessels are closed off and hemorrhaging eliminated. Now another advantage may be added as well: a German-Hungarian research team has developed a mass-spectrometry-based technique by which tissues can be analyzed during a surgical procedure.

29 Sep 2009