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Senior Scientific Granted Additional US Patent for MRX Cancer Detection Technology Using Nanoparticles

Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. announced today that its Senior Scientific, LLC unit, a nanobiotechnology company for the early detection and localization of cancer and other human diseases, has been granted an additional United States Patent for its MRX™ cancer detection technology. U.S. Patent No. US 9,095,270 B2 entitled "Detection, measurement, and imaging of cells such as cancer and other biologic substances using targeted nanoparticles and magnetic properties thereof." The patent provides a method as well as an apparatus for detecting and measuring cancer cells, using magnetic nanoparticles.

From Manhattan Scientifics Inc. 11 Aug 2015

Dramatic Effects of Nanoviricides for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Reproduced in Animal Model

NanoViricides, Inc., (the "Company"), a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reports that the dramatic improvements in clinical symptoms associated with herpes simplex virus infection were reproduced in an animal model in a different laboratory. These studies were performed by TransPharm Preclinical Solutions ("TransPharm"), a pre-clinical services company in Jackson, MI.

From NanoViricides, Inc 11 Aug 2015

Antibacterial Nanofibres of Cellulose Acetate Loaded with Silver Could Promote Tissue Repair

People with diabetes mellitus often suffer from impaired wound healing. Now, scientists in Egypt have developed antibacterial nanofibres of cellulose acetate loaded with silver that could be used in a new type of dressing to promote tissue repair. They reveal details of the new materials and their properties in the International Journal of Nanoparticles.

11 Aug 2015

Dicerna's Lipid Nanoparticle Therapy for Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 Granted EMA Orphan Drug Designation

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted Orphan Drug Designation to DCR-PH1, the company's therapeutic candidate for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1). PH1 is a severe, rare, inherited disorder of the liver that often results in kidney failure and for which there are no approved therapies.

10 Aug 2015

Nanofabrication Techniques Could Help Develop Brain-Friendly Interfaces

Recent research published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering could eventually change the way people living with prosthetics and spinal cord injury lead their lives.

10 Aug 2015

Oasmia Reports Topline Findings from Paclical- Abraxane Head-to-Head Comparison Study for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB, a developer of a new generation of drugs within human and veterinary oncology, announced today the topline findings from a head-to-head comparison study of its lead human cancer product Paclical® and Celgene’s Abraxane®, which show similar pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles. The study was conducted in women with metastatic breast cancer.

5 Aug 2015

New Method to Switch Polarization of Nanomagnets Could Enable High-Density Storage on Integrated Circuits

UC Berkeley researchers have discovered a new way to switch the polarization of nanomagnets, paving the way for high-density storage to move from hard disks onto integrated circuits.

5 Aug 2015

Packaging Cancer Drug into Nanoparticles Double’s Tumor Destroying Efficacy

Researchers have packaged a widely used cancer drug into nanoparticles, more than doubling its effectiveness at destroying tumors.

5 Aug 2015

Integrated Microfluidic Chip Design with Embedded 3D Hydrogel Scaffold Can Help Capture Circulating Tumor Cells

A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Florida State University, and University of Massachusetts has developed a new design of microchip that can retrieve microfluidically attached cancer cells for serial in vitro or in vivo analysis by via integrating a 3D hydrogel scaffold into a fluidic device. The researchers describe their approach in the forthcoming issue of the journal TECHNOLOGY.

5 Aug 2015

Nanoluminous Crystals Hold Promise for Development of New Bioimaging Technologies

Researchers at UMass Medical School (UMMS) have successfully developed light-emitting nanocrystals that could help advance non-invasive bioimaging technologies. These nanocrystals would enable utilization of persistent luminescence nanoparticles for bioimaging applications in the clinic, and in research laboratories. This would allow functional and structural biological processes in patients and in living animals to be evaluated.

4 Aug 2015

Nanomedicine News

Senior Scientific Granted Additional US Patent for MRX Cancer Detection Technology Using Nanoparticles

Dramatic Effects of Nanoviricides for Treating Herpes Simplex Virus Infection Reproduced in Animal Model

Antibacterial Nanofibres of Cellulose Acetate Loaded with Silver Could Promote Tissue Repair

Dicerna's Lipid Nanoparticle Therapy for Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 Granted EMA Orphan Drug Designation

Nanofabrication Techniques Could Help Develop Brain-Friendly Interfaces

Oasmia Reports Topline Findings from Paclical- Abraxane Head-to-Head Comparison Study for Metastatic Breast Cancer

New Method to Switch Polarization of Nanomagnets Could Enable High-Density Storage on Integrated Circuits

Packaging Cancer Drug into Nanoparticles Double’s Tumor Destroying Efficacy

Integrated Microfluidic Chip Design with Embedded 3D Hydrogel Scaffold Can Help Capture Circulating Tumor Cells

Nanoluminous Crystals Hold Promise for Development of New Bioimaging Technologies

Laser-Induced Graphene for Printable and Biomedical Applications

Enhanced Antibacterial Polylactic Acid-Curcumin Nanofibers for Wound Dressings

Co-Solvent-Driven Laser Assembly of Gold Nanorods

Cigarette Waste as a Source for Sustainable Supercapacitors

Novel Technique Dramatically Increases Graphene's Elasticity

Breaking Barriers in Thin-Film Deposition with ATLANT 3D’s DALP Technology

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

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