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Scientists Develop New Early Cancer Detection Method Using Nanoparticles

University of Missouri School of Medicine scientists explain a potentially new early cancer detection and treatment method using nanoparticles created at MU in an article published in the Proceedings of the National...

23 Apr 2010

Celator Presents Data from Clinical Research on Nano-Scale Drug Delivery Platforms

Celator Pharmaceuticals today announced data from animal studies demonstrating the superior bone marrow uptake of CPX-351 (Cytarabine:Daunorubicin) Liposome Injection, its lead clinical-stage program, as well as the enhanced circulation kinetics and efficacy of its preclinical hydrophobic docetaxel prodrug nanoparticle (HDPN) formulation were presented at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, DC (Abstracts 3698 and 5534).

23 Apr 2010

Early Cancer Detection Technology from Manhattan Scientifics to be 100% Radiation Free

Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. announced today that its "early cancer detection" technology, developed by Edward R. Flynn, Ph.D. is expected to identify breast cancer three years earlier than the current gold standard mammogram test. Dr. Flynn is a pioneer in the emerging field of nano medicine.

22 Apr 2010

Duke and LabCorp Form Joint Venture to Commercialize Newly Discovered Biomarkers

Duke University Medical Center and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) announced today the formation of a joint venture to commercialize new biomarkers.

21 Apr 2010

Yale University Engineers Find That Defects in Carbon Nanotubes Stimulate Immune Response

Yale University engineers have found that the defects in carbon nanotubes cause T cell antigens to cluster in the blood and stimulate the body's natural immune response. Their findings, which appear as the cover a...

21 Apr 2010

Researchers Study Feasibility of Magnetically-Guided Nanoparticles for Delivering Drugs

Scientists and engineers have used uniform magnetic fields to drive iron-bearing nanoparticles to metal stents in injured blood vessels, where the particles deliver a drug payload that successfully prevents blockages in those vessels. In this animal study, the novel technique achieved better results at a lower dose than conventional non-magnetic stent therapy.

20 Apr 2010

NanoBio Announces Initiative to Develop Nanoemulsion-Based HBV Vaccine

NanoBio® Corporation today announced an initiative to develop an intranasal vaccine for the treatment of hepatitis B (HBV). NanoBio and the University of Michigan’s, Michigan Nanotechnology Institute for Med...

20 Apr 2010

IPONZ Approves MDRNA's Patent Application for siRNAs and Delivery Peptides

MDRNA, Inc., a leading RNAi-based drug discovery and development company, today announced that the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) has issued a Notice of Acceptance for patent application 553828, titled "Methods of Treating an Inflammatory Disease by Double-Stranded Ribonucleic Acid."

20 Apr 2010

Scientists to Present CTC-Chip Microfluidic Technology at AACR Annual Meeting

Cancer is a multifaceted disease that requires multiple approaches to diagnosis and management. At the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010, scientists and clinicians will present more t...

19 Apr 2010

Three-Dimensional Cell Culture: Making Cells Feel Right at Home

A team of Houston scientists has unveiled a new technique that uses magnetic nanobeads to levitate cells, allowing them to grow into three-dimensional structures. This technological leap from the flat Petri dish has the ...

16 Apr 2010