Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light. | |
Chemists Create Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor’s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge the return signals to identify different types ... | |
Overcoming Drug Resistance—Nanoparticles Trigger Built-In Cell-Death Signal June 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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One of the most vexing problems in treating cancer is the propensity of tumors to develop resistance to a wide range of anticancer drugs. Over 70 percent of ovarian cancer patients, for example, have drug-resistant tumors ... | |
Growing use of nanomaterials spurs research to investigate possible downsides June 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Potential risks from the use of nanomaterials will be explored by three Arizona State University engineering faculty in a project supported by a $400,000 grant from the U.S.Department of Energy Office of Biological and Environmental ... | |
Nanoparticles aid bone growth June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In the first study of its kind, bioengineers and bioscientists at Rice University and Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, have shown they can grow denser bone tissue by sprinkling stick-like nanoparticles throughout ... | |
 Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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In work that could at the same time impact the delivery of drugs and explain a biological mystery, MIT engineers have created the first synthetic nanoparticles that can penetrate a cell without poking a hole ... | |
 Research measures movement of nanomaterials in simple model food chain May 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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New research in Nature Nanotechnology shows that while engineered nanomaterials can be transferred up the lowest levels of the food chain from single celled organisms to higher multicelled ones, the ... | |
Magnetic nanoparticles: Suitable for cancer therapy? May 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A measuring procedure developed in the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) can help to investigate in some detail the behaviour of magnetic nanoparticles which are used for cancer therapy. | |
How buckyballs hurt cells May 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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A new study into the potential health hazards of the revolutionary nano-sized particles known as ‘buckyballs’ predicts that the molecules are easily absorbed into animal cells, providing a possible explanation for how the ... | |
Failed HIV Drug Gets Second Chance with Addition of Gold Nanoparticles May 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that adding tiny bits of gold to a failed HIV drug rekindle the drug's ability to stop the virus from invading the body's immune system. | |
Fluorescent nano-barcodes could revolutionize diagnostics May 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A new technology with research and clinical application including the early detection of disease has been invented and developed by University of Queensland researchers. | |
Nanotechnology in reverse uses cell to calibrate tools May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Nanotechnology researchers at UC Davis have shown that they can use a red blood cell to calibrate a sensitive instrument, an atomic force microscope. | |
Researchers synthesize molecule with self-control May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased production of high-energy chemical intermediates that can injure or kill the plant. | |
Federal government taps NC State experts to explain nanotech risks May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out ... | |
 Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater – and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water – depend on subtle differences in the solution ... | |
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