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Researchers Inject siRNA into Bloodstream

Small interfering RNA (siRNA), a type of genetic material, can block potentially harmful activity in cells, such as tumor cell growth. But delivering siRNA successfully to specific cells without adversely affecting other cells has been challenging.

27 Aug 2009

Metal Catalysts Used to Create Carbon Nanotubes Can Block Key Signaling Pathway in Neurons

Carbon nanotubes hold many exciting possibilities, some of them in the realm of the human nervous system. Recent research has shown that carbon nanotubes may help regrow nerve tissue or ferry drugs used to repair damaged neurons associated with disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and perhaps even paralysis.

27 Aug 2009

Europe's Largest Annual Nanotechnology Conference Attracts Many High-Quality Speakers

Europe's largest annual nanotechnology conference and exhibition, Nanotech Europe takes place in Berlin, Germany's capital city at the heart of Europe. In its fifth year, Nanotech Europe will be held on 28 - 30 S...

27 Aug 2009

Link Between Nanotechnology and Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists at the University of Ulster are investigating a link between some man-made nanoparticles, such as those found in sunscreens and Alzheimer's disease.

26 Aug 2009

Lab-on-a-Chip Test Could Lead to Wider and More Convenient Use of DNA Testing

Researchers in Singapore are reporting development of a new electronic sensor that shows promise as a faster, less expensive, and more practical alternative than tests now used to detect DNA.

26 Aug 2009

Cost-Effective Technology for Disease Diagnosis and Biological Research

A novel electronic sensor array for more rapid, accurate and cost-efficient testing of DNA for disease diagnosis and biological research has been developed by scientists at Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and...

26 Aug 2009

Researchers Using Carbon Nanotubes with Gold as Imaging Agent to Detect Tumor Cells

Biomedical researchers at the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock have developed a special contrast-imaging agent that is capable of molecular mapping of lymphatic endothelial cells and detecting cancer metastasis in sentinel lymph nodes.

26 Aug 2009

Useful Tool for Determining Batch-to-Batch Variation in Processability of Pharmaceutical Powders

In today's pharmaceutical development environment, scientists are looking to new analytical test methods for help in determining the sources of variability in all aspects of drug development and production.

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Using Quantum Dots to Detect External Chemical Modifications to DNA

A researcher affiliated with Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology has developed a highly sensitive test using quantum dots to detect external chemical modifications to DNA called methylations. Alterations to DNA that do not involve a change in the genetic code, yet can influence gene expression, fall into the emerging science of epigenetics.

25 Aug 2009

Translating Nanoscale Scientific Processes into Commercially Viable Technologies

Northeastern University's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received a $12.25 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation to continue its industry-leading research: translating nanoscale scientific processes into commercially viable technologies.

25 Aug 2009

Nanomedicine News

Researchers Inject siRNA into Bloodstream

Metal Catalysts Used to Create Carbon Nanotubes Can Block Key Signaling Pathway in Neurons

Europe's Largest Annual Nanotechnology Conference Attracts Many High-Quality Speakers

Link Between Nanotechnology and Alzheimer's Disease

Lab-on-a-Chip Test Could Lead to Wider and More Convenient Use of DNA Testing

Cost-Effective Technology for Disease Diagnosis and Biological Research

Researchers Using Carbon Nanotubes with Gold as Imaging Agent to Detect Tumor Cells

Useful Tool for Determining Batch-to-Batch Variation in Processability of Pharmaceutical Powders

Using Quantum Dots to Detect External Chemical Modifications to DNA

Translating Nanoscale Scientific Processes into Commercially Viable Technologies

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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