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Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Closer Thanks to Multifunctional Nanoparticles

Pancreatic cancer has a devastatingly low survival rate (less than 5 percent after 5 years) because it is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. The initial symptoms, such as pain, jaundice, or weight loss, often do not...

26 Jun 2009

Computer-Guided Gold Nanoparticle Destroys Tumors

Gold nanoshells are among the most promising new nanoscale therapeutics being developed to kill tumors, acting as antennas that turn light energy into heat that cooks cancer to death. Now, a multi-institutional research ...

26 Jun 2009

Scientists Uncover Vital Role Of Water In The Generation Of The Antitumor Drug

An international team, led by Shingo Nagano from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center in Harima and Hiroyasu Onaka from Toyama Prefectural University, has uncovered the vital role of water in the generation of the antitumor drug staurosporine*.

26 Jun 2009

Nano-Sized Assassins Targeting Implant Bacteria

Infected implants now have a foe. Brown University researchers have created a nanoparticle that can penetrate a bacterial-produced film on prosthetics and kill the bacteria.

26 Jun 2009

Nanoscale Capsules Delivering Drugs With Almost 100 Percent Efficiency

It is now possible to engineer tiny containers the size of a virus to deliver drugs and other materials with almost 100 percent efficiency to targeted cells in the bloodstream.

25 Jun 2009

Delivery Mechanisms for Large Molecule Drugs

Bharatbook.com included Delivery Mechanisms for Large Molecule Drugs report that discovers therapy areas which will benefit most from growth in the different technologies Emerging drug delivery technologies aim to im...

25 Jun 2009

Expert in Molecular and Medical Diagnostics Joins Shrink Nanotechnologies Board of Directors

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. ("Shrink") (OTCBB: INKN), an innovative platform nanotechnology company developing technologies for a number of diverse fields ranging from medical diagnostics to solar cell concen...

25 Jun 2009

Using Nanotechnology, Scientists Revolutionise Therapeutic Drug Discovery

A revolutionary new protein stabilisation technique has been developed by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) which could lead to 30 per cent more proteins being availa...

25 Jun 2009

Examining the DNA Patterns of Microbes

The genomes or DNA of microbes contain defined DNA patterns called genome signatures. Such signatures may be used to establish relationships and to search for DNA from viruses or other organisms in the microbes' genomes. Foreign DNA in bacteria has often been associated with disease-causing abilities.

25 Jun 2009

Comprehensive Global Report On Nanomedicine Markets

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Nanomedicine markets. The global Nanomedicine market continues to register robust growth largely fueled by unique properties of nanoparticles that provide nov...

25 Jun 2009