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Scientists Develop New Class of Fluorescent Probes that Span the Spectrum

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) are advancing the state-of-the-art in live cell fluorescent imaging by developing a new class of fluorescent probes that span the spectrum - from violet to the near-infrared.

25 Mar 2010

Scientists Create New Implantable Device That Measures Electrical Activity of Heart

A team of cardiologists, materials scientists, and bioengineers have created and tested a new type of implantable device for measuring the heart's electrical output that they say is a vast improvement over current devices. The new device represents the first use of flexible silicon technology for a medical application.

25 Mar 2010

Biocompatible Flexible Electronics for New Surgical Applications

Arrhythmic hearts soon may beat in time again, with minimal surgical invasion, thanks to flexible electronics technology developed by a team of University of Illinois researchers, in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Northwestern University. These biocompatible silicon devices could mark the beginning of a new wave of surgical electronics.

25 Mar 2010

Mimicking Body Processes with Nanotechnology Sheds Light on Cancer Treatment

Biomedical researchers in Bergen are applying nanotechnology to mimic the body's natural processes, create new blood vessels to supply engineered tissue, and deepen our understanding of cancer. Effective combinati...

24 Mar 2010

NCI and Cornerstone Collaborate to Apply Emulsiphan Nanoemulsion to Anticancer Agents

Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the private pharmaceutical company focused on therapies exploiting distinctive cancer cell metabolism announced that it has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with the United States National Cancer Institute ("NCI").

24 Mar 2010

Nanotechnology Poised to Have A Big Impact in Pharmaceutical Packaging

Nanotechnology, the science of very small materials, is poised to have a big impact in pharmaceutical packaging and will enable it to bring innovative and new generation packaging solutions to market.

23 Mar 2010

Atomic Layer Deposition Used to Integrate Biological Functionality into Nanomaterials

A team led by researchers from North Carolina State University has published a paper that describes the use of a technique called atomic layer deposition to incorporate "biological functionality" into complex nanomaterials, which could lead to a new generation of medical and environmental health applications.

23 Mar 2010

Arrowhead Research Demonstrates Successful "Silencing" of Widely Recognized Cancer Gene via RNAi in Humans

Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced that the clinical trial being conducted by majority-owned subsidiary, Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has demonstrated systemic delivery of siRNA and the succes...

From Arrowhead Pharmaceutical 22 Mar 2010

Monitoring Local Movements of Proteins in Time Frames of Nanoseconds to Microseconds

Researchers at the Department of Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a process that enables them to monitor local movements of proteins in time frames of nanoseconds to microseconds. When...

22 Mar 2010

Nanobotmodels Company Made Detail Animation of DNA-Repair Process

Human DNA is under constant assault from harmful agents such as ultraviolet sunlight, tobacco smoke and a myriad of chemicals, both natural and man-made. Because damage can lead to cancer, cell death and mutations, an army of proteins and enzymes are mobilized into action whenever it occurs. Therefore there is a system of DNA repair in a cell.

22 Mar 2010