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GPS Nanoparticle Platform Delivers Gene-Editing Tools in Cancer Cells

According to Penn State researchers, a newly created “GPS nanoparticle” can be administered intravenously and target cancer cells to deliver a genetic punch to the protein involved in tumor development and dissemination.

12 Mar 2024

Can Nanoparticles Be Made Safe for Pregnancy Treatments?

Pregnant women frequently suffer as a result of the dearth of clinical studies, since accessible drugs are administered off-label or not at all.

11 Mar 2024

MIT Scientists Enhance Vaccines with Novel Nanoparticles

Numerous vaccines, such as those for whooping cough and hepatitis B, contain bits of bacterial or viral proteins.

8 Mar 2024

Nanoscale Device for Analyzing Brain Chemistry

Much smaller and more accurate sensors are needed to address longstanding problems in biomedical research, such as tracking the distribution of drugs throughout the body and monitoring brain chemistry.

23 Feb 2024

An Innovative Method Beats Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Northwestern Medicine researchers have uncovered the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer – its need for cholesterol — and how to utilize it to get rid of it.

23 Feb 2024

Harnessing siRNA-Loaded Nanomedicine to Target HIV

During the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists and medical professionals used mRNA to deliver a vaccine for the virus within a year, demonstrating to the public the importance of mRNA.

21 Feb 2024

Advancing Treatment for Visceral Leishmaniasis with Nanomedicine

Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) have created a revolutionary therapeutic approach that has the potential to completely change the way that visceral leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) spread by sandflies, is treated.

21 Feb 2024

Nanobubbles Revolutionize Lung Cancer Therapy by Inhaling IL-12 mRNA Cargo

Columbia Biomedical Engineer Ke Cheng has developed a technique that uses inhalation of exosomes, or nanobubbles, to directly deliver IL-12 mRNA to the lungs of mice.

16 Feb 2024

Nanoparticle Targets Lymph Nodes for Improved MRI Detection

The Chung Lab at USC has developed a nanoparticle that attaches to immune cells, allowing it to target lymph nodes—a vital indicator of cancer metastasis—and enhance MRI detection, potentially revolutionizing cancer screenings by improving early detection of metastasis without invasive biopsies.

15 Feb 2024

New Nanogel Delivery System for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

Researchers show that their novel nanogel can deliver anti-inflammatory drugs to glial cells that are actively involved in the development of spinal cord injury, a condition that can result in paraplegia or quadriplegia.

15 Feb 2024