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Treatment Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer Based on Nanoparticles

One of the deadliest tumors that affect people is pancreatic cancer. In the Western world, it ranks as the fourth most common cause of cancer-related fatalities. Since the disease frequently progresses in its early stages without symptoms, diagnosis occurs much later.

17 Nov 2023

A Novel Strategy Developed for Better HCC Treatment

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is currently the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally.

15 Nov 2023

Injectable Nanoparticles Release Naloxone After Blue LED Trigger

Naloxone saves lives by quickly counteracting the effects of an opioid overdose—that is if it is accessible when needed.

9 Nov 2023

Lipid Nanoparticles: A Potent Weapon Against Antibiotic Resistance

An Australian research team, under the direction of Monash University, has developed a novel strategy for eliminating bacteria resistant to antibiotics by utilizing lipid nanoparticles that specifically target different bacterial cell surface layers.

9 Nov 2023

SMU Nanotechnology Expert Receives $1.8 Million for Research Related to Gene Therapy

SMU nanotechnology expert MinJun Kim and his team have been awarded a $1.8 million, R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research related to gene therapy – a technique that modifies a person's genes to treat or cure disease.

9 Nov 2023

New Method to Enhance Immunostimulation

Researchers from Northwestern Medicine have reported in ACS Nano that they have improved the process of producing vaccinations and medications using nanotherapeutics.

1 Nov 2023

Customizing Nanoparticles to Target Tumors, Viruses and Toxins

The University of California San Diego’s engineers have created modular nanoparticles that are easily customizable to target various biological entities like viruses, cancers, or toxins.

31 Oct 2023

AI-Nanopore Platform Enables Precise COVID-19 Screening

Japanese researchers have created a revolutionary platform that combines artificial intelligence and nanopore technology to quickly and precisely screen COVID-19.

27 Oct 2023

Deep Learning Tackles Nanoparticle Shape Identification Challenges

The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine, in collaboration with The University of Tokyo, has revealed that a team under the leadership of Prof. Takanori Ichiki has introduced a novel method for assessing the shape anisotropy of nanoparticles.

25 Oct 2023

Discovering New Ways to Boost Nanoparticle Delivery to Tumors

Prof. Yucai Wang and Assoc. Prof. Wei Jiang, leading a research team at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) within the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has unveiled the previously unknown mechanism of how tumor vascular basement membranes obstruct nanoparticles (NPs).

24 Oct 2023