Nanomedicine News

RSS

Researchers Have Produced a Strongly Hydrophobic Nanodiamond Material

Vadym Mochalin, Senior Researcher, and Yury Gogotsi, Trustee Chair Professor of Materials Science + Engineering at Drexel University, have produced a strongly hydrophobic nanodiamond material that shows bright blue fluorescence, just as macroscopic diamonds do.

25 Mar 2009

Applying Advances in Nanotechnology to the Treatment of Human Diseases

Funding from the Missouri Life Sciences Research Fund, part of the 1998 state tobacco settlement, will establish the St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group, a collaborative regional effort to apply advances in...

25 Mar 2009

Computer Simulations to Quantify the Effect of Heating Nanoparticles with Lasers to Kill Cancer Tumors

Two lasers may be better than one when attacking cancer cells, according to a paper by Rice University scientists. Yildiz Bayazitoglu, Rice's H.S. Cameron Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an authorit...

25 Mar 2009

Ohio State University to Evaluate Novel Nanoparticle Delivery Technology With Lorus' Oncology Drugs

Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:LOR) ("Lorus" or the "Corporation"), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of pharmaceutical products and technologies for the managemen...

24 Mar 2009

MDRNA Enters into Licensing Agreement with Novartis for MDRNA's Liposomal Technology Platform for siRNA Delivery

MDRNA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA) announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Novartis for MDRNA's liposomal technology platform for siRNA delivery. MDRNA will receive $7.25 million in upfront fees f...

23 Mar 2009

Treating Drug Addiction using Nanotechnology

A precise, new nanotechnology treatment for drug addiction may be on the horizon as the result of research conducted at the University at Buffalo.

23 Mar 2009

Symposium Examines Nanotechnology's Role in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment

TechConnect World, in association with the Nano Science and Technology Institute (NSTI), and the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI), today announced the CancerNano 2009 Symposium, scheduled t...

23 Mar 2009

Nanopoint Recognized by Frost and Sullivan for its Pioneering Cell Imaging Solution

Based on its recent analysis of the cell imaging solutions market, Frost + Sullivan presents Nanopoint, Inc. with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year. The company's c...

From Frost and Sullivan 23 Mar 2009

A Long-Awaited Advance Toward Applying Marvels of Nanotechnology in the Battle Against Cancer

Researchers are describing a long-awaited advance toward applying the marvels of nanotechnology in the battle against cancer. They have developed the first hollow gold nanospheres - smaller than the finest flecks of dust - that search out and "cook" cancer cells.

22 Mar 2009

New Metal Nanostructure Shows Promise in Cancer Therapy Studies

A new metal nanostructure developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has already shown promise in cancer therapy studies and could be used for chemical and biological sensors and other applicat...

22 Mar 2009