Shape, not just size, impacts effectiveness of emerging nanomedicine therapies August 04, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In the budding field of nanotechnology, scientists already know that size does matter. But now, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that shape matters even more — a finding that could ... | |
New disease-fighting nanoparticles look like miniature pastries July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Ultra-miniature bialy-shaped particles — called nanobialys because they resemble tiny versions of the flat, onion-topped rolls popular in New York City — could soon be carrying medicinal compounds through patients' bloodstreams ... | |
Nanoparticles + light = dead tumor cells July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light. The technique, devised by Wensha Yang, an instructor in radiation oncology at the University of ... | |
Nanoparticles Detect Telomerase Activity July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Telomerase, an enzyme that prevents chromosomes from shortening when they divide, is widely suspected of playing a key role in making cancer cells immortal. Though researchers have developed a variety of methods for measuring ... | |
Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Using a polymer that has both water-soluble and water-insoluble regions, a team of investigators from the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence has created a nanoparticle shaped like a bialy, a close relative ... | |
Nanotechnology: Learning from past mistakes July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of ... | |
 Quantum Rod System May Safely 'Sneak' Drugs, Diagnostics into Brain July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents ... | |
Study shows increased education on nanotech, human enhancement increases public concerns July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more "worried and cautious" about the new technologies' prospective benefits, according to a recent study by researchers ... | |
 Using magnetic nanoparticles to combat cancer July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment, ... | |
An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, is a step closer to delivering cancer-killing ... | |
Molecular motor works by detecting minute changes in force July 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the activity of a specific family of nanometer-sized molecular motors called myosin-I is regulated by force. The motor puts tension on cellular ... | |
Nanomaterials Key to New Strategies for Blocking Metastasis July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new treatment strategy using targeted nanoparticles to block metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to surrounding tissue, ... | |
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