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Russian Scientists Create Gel Nano-Capsules that Show Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery

While the study is purely fundamental, Igor Potemkin, Professor of the Chair of Polymer and Crystal Physics, Physics Department, the Lomonosov Moscow State University, claims that the development of specialized nano-capsules for targeted drug delivery can be achieved only on the basis of the system reported in recent years, and that the development of such nano-capsules would also be inexpensive.

5 May 2016

Researchers Develop Fat-Fighting Nanoparticles that Show Promise for Treating Obesity

Fat-fighting nanoparticles that are capable of directly delivering anti-obesity drugs to fat tissues have been recently developed by scientists at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. When the research team used these nanoparticles to treat overweight mice, the animals lost 10% of their body weight over a period of 25 days and did not show any sign of adverse side effects.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 May 2016

Envisia Reports Positive Interim Results of Proprietary PRINT Nanoparticle Formulation in Glaucoma Patients

Envisia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel extended-release therapies in ophthalmology, today reported positive results from an interim three-month analysis of an ongoing 12-month safety and efficacy evaluation of the low dosage form of ENV515 XR (travoprost).

4 May 2016

Researchers Develop the World’s Smallest Programmable DNA Nanothermometer

A programmable DNA thermometer, 20,000 times smaller than a strand of human hair, has been developed by researchers at the University of Montreal. This scientific discovery was recently reported in Nano Letters, and is likely to help the understanding of both human designed and natural nanotechnologies by carrying out temperature measurement at the nanoscale.

27 Apr 2016

Scientists Promote Non-Animal Methods to Assess Nanotoxicity in Human Lungs

A workshop organized last year by the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd has resulted in an article published today in the journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology. It describes aerosol generation and exposure tools that can be used to predict toxicity in human lungs following inhalation of nanomaterials.

26 Apr 2016

Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Safely Treat Life-Threatening Respiratory and Food Allergies

A recent Northwestern Medicine research has demonstrated a new method for treating allergies and asthma. It has been suggested that a biodegradable nanoparticle operates like a Trojan horse, as it hides an allergen in a friendly shell in order to prevent the immune system from attacking it. This results in shutting down the allergic reaction in the airways for a prolonged time and preventing an asthma attack.

20 Apr 2016

Scientists Develop Nanoparticles to Safely Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Nanoparticles designed to block a cell-surface molecule that plays a key role in inflammation could be a safe treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University and Southwest University in China.

11 Apr 2016

New Technique Uses Antibody-Coated Nanoparticles for Real-Time Microscopic Analysis of Cell-to-Cell Interactions

Nanotechnology has led to better diagnostic techniques and more effective treatments for a variety of illnesses. Tiny devices enable scientists to observe cell activity and deliver drugs to individual cells -- a breakthrough that is on the verge of revolutionizing precision medicine for treatment of diseases such as cancer.

30 Mar 2016

Scientists Develop Triple-Stage 'Cluster Bomb' to Deliver Chemo Drug through Nanoparticles

Scientists have devised a triple-stage "cluster bomb" system for delivering the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, via tiny nanoparticles designed to break up when they reach a tumor.

30 Mar 2016

Reporter Nanoparticles Help Differentiate Between Drug-Resistant and Drug-Sensitive Tumors

Being able to detect early on whether a cancer therapy is working for a patient can influence the course of treatment and improve outcomes and quality of life. However, conventional detection methods – such as PET scans, CT and MRI – usually cannot detect whether a tumor is shrinking until a patient has received multiple cycles of therapy. A new technique developed in pre-clinical models by investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) offers a new approach and a read out on the effectiveness of chemotherapy in as few as eight hours after treatment.

29 Mar 2016

Nanomedicine News

Russian Scientists Create Gel Nano-Capsules that Show Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery

Researchers Develop Fat-Fighting Nanoparticles that Show Promise for Treating Obesity

Envisia Reports Positive Interim Results of Proprietary PRINT Nanoparticle Formulation in Glaucoma Patients

Researchers Develop the World’s Smallest Programmable DNA Nanothermometer

Scientists Promote Non-Animal Methods to Assess Nanotoxicity in Human Lungs

Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Safely Treat Life-Threatening Respiratory and Food Allergies

Scientists Develop Nanoparticles to Safely Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease

New Technique Uses Antibody-Coated Nanoparticles for Real-Time Microscopic Analysis of Cell-to-Cell Interactions

Scientists Develop Triple-Stage 'Cluster Bomb' to Deliver Chemo Drug through Nanoparticles

Reporter Nanoparticles Help Differentiate Between Drug-Resistant and Drug-Sensitive Tumors

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