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Impact of Food-Derived Metal Oxide Nanoparticles on Intestine

According to a new study performed by Cornell and Binghamton University, scientists have found that common metal oxide nanoparticles utilized as anti-caking and food coloring agents in the commercial ingredients industry could damage parts of the human intestine.

16 Feb 2023

New Nanoparticle-Based Treatment Targets Multiple Culprits in Glioblastoma

A team of researchers from Yale and the University of Connecticut (UConn) has developed a nanoparticle-based treatment that targets multiple culprits in glioblastoma, a particularly aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer.

13 Feb 2023

Ultrabright Fluorescent Nanolabels can be Integrated into Lateral Flow Assays for Better Sensitivity

Thinking beyond COVID-19, a team led by Srikanth Singamaneni at the McKelvey School of Engineering developed a new point-of-care diagnostic test that is 1,000 times more sensitive than conventional rapid tests and can quantify concentrations of proteins.

10 Feb 2023

Nanowire Assay Detects Brain Tumor Biomarkers in Urine

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are promising biomarkers for the early detection of cancer. Different systems are available to capture and analyze extracellular vesicles, separately.

8 Feb 2023

Nano Drug Brings New Treatment Possibilities to Pulmonary Fibrosis

It is quite possible that a single injection of medicine will be able to target a particular cell type, tissue, or organ in the future to cure disease more successfully and without creating undesirable side effects.

7 Feb 2023

Gold Nanorod Probes Plus Optical Microscope can Detect Lethal Virus in Pigs

Gold nanorod probes combined with an optical microscope can now be used to detect signs of a highly contagious and lethal virus that poses a major threat to the swine industry worldwide.

3 Feb 2023

Novel Nanotechnology-Based Blood Test can Detect and Profile Prostate Cancers

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers--even in microscopic amounts.

3 Feb 2023

Nanofiber-Hydrogel Shows Promise For Crohn's Disease Treatment

A recent study has reported the development of a biodegradable, injectable, and mechanically fragmented nanofiber-hydrogel composite (mfNHC), loaded with adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) that could be used to treat Crohn's disease.

1 Feb 2023

Restoring Damaged Nerve Cells Using Nanotechnology and Magnetic Manipulations

Neurons are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between.

27 Jan 2023

Following Nanoparticles Into Cells To Design Better Drugs

Researchers followed the path of nanoparticles into a cell using a combination of several microscopy methods to help design better nanotechnology-based drugs.

25 Jan 2023