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Koch Institute's Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine Brings Together Renowned Faculty to Combat Cancer

The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT will soon be reaching the first anniversary of the launch of the Marble Center for Cancer Nanomedicine, founded through a generous gift from Kathy and Curt Marble ’63.

10 Jul 2017

Nanolock Could Help Physicians Diagnose Cancers Earlier and Provide Individualized Therapies

The instant when healthy cells transform into cancer cells is a significant point. Several cancers can be stopped in their tracks if they are identified quite early.

6 Jul 2017

Injectable Plant-Based Nanoparticles Halt Development of Tumor

A team of Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in partnership with researchers from Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and RWTH Aachen University (Germany) have adapted virus particles—that typically infect potatoes—to act as cancer drug delivery devices for mice.

29 Jun 2017

Nanoparticles Affect the Immune System of Digestive Tract

Over the past 50 years, the anticaking agent E551 silicon dioxide, or silica, has been extensively used in the food industry, and was believed to be safe for a long time.

28 Jun 2017

Physicists Develop Diagnostic Method to Understand Life's Nanoscale Machinery

A diagnostic method capable of detecting very small molecules that indicate the presence of cancer could soon become a reality.

28 Jun 2017

Novel Nanoparticle-Based System Detects Peanut Allergies

A novel system has been developed by Researchers to detect and identify the presence and severity of peanut allergies more accurately, without openly exposing patients to the allergen. This new study was published in the Scientific Reports journal.

27 Jun 2017

Neuron-Integrated Carbon Nanotubes to Repair Neuronal Damages

Carbon nanotubes display fascinating characteristics making them especially suited for the manufacture of special hybrid devices – comprising of biological issue and synthetic material – aiming to re-establish connections between nerve cells, for example at spinal level, lost due to trauma or lesions.

27 Jun 2017

Sticky Nanoparticles Enhance the Immune System’s Detection of Cancer Proteins

Dying cancer cells spit out mutated proteins into the body after radiation treatment. Scientists are currently aware of the fact that the immune system is capable of detecting these proteins and killing cancer in other parts of the body by employing these protein markers as a guide.

27 Jun 2017

Exosomes Offer Enormous Potential as a Basis for Detecting and Treating Disease

A new review highlights that tiny nanoparticles provide major potential in detecting and treating disease.

23 Jun 2017

Dual-Cell Targeting Immunotherapy Nanoparticle Stimulates the Immune System to Hamper Tumor Growth

Cancer immunotherapy is considered to be one of the most exciting directions in cancer treatment. However, this approach can lead to severe side effects and only works in a small percentage of patients.

22 Jun 2017