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Dual-purpose “nanoships” for imaging and drug delivery
23.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of California and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a dual-purpose micellar hybrid nanoparticle capable of simultaneous magnetofluorescence imaging of, and drug delivery to, tumours whilst avoiding attack by the immune system. The nanoparticles are about 50nm in diameter and are functionalised...
Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Insulin-producing Cells
22.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.
Scientists turn human skin cells into insulin-producing cells
21.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.
Muscle stem cell identity confirmed by Stanford researchers
20.9.2008 | Press monitoring
A single cell can repopulate damaged skeletal muscle in mice, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who devised a way to track the cell's fate in living animals. The research is the first to confirm that so-called satellite cells encircling muscle fibers harbor an elusive muscle stem cell.
Researchers Discover Nanoparticles Can Break On Through
19.9.2008 | Press monitoring
In a finding that could speed the use of sensors or barcodes at the nanoscale, North Carolina State University engineers have shown that certain types of tiny organic particles, when heated to the proper temperature, bob to the surface of a layer of a thin polymer film and then can reversibly recede below the surface when heated a second...
Technology could make cheaper drugs
18.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Costly drugs for illnesses such as cancer and arthritis could be made more cheaply with a method developed by scientists.
World's first synthetic tree is no giant redwood, but may lead to technologies for heat transfer, soil remediation
17.9.2008 | Press monitoring
In Abraham Stroock's lab at Cornell, the world's first synthetic tree sits in a palm-sized piece of clear, flexible hydrogel -- the type found in soft contact lenses.
New Synthetic Form of Protein Holds Promise to Stop Cancer Spread
16.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases.
Mad Cow Disease Also Caused By Genetic Mutation
16.9.2008 | Press monitoring
New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. "We now know it's also in the genes of cattle," said Juergen A. Richt, Regents Distinguished Professor of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine.
Researchers Develop Nano Delivery Method for Cancer Drugs
15.9.2008 | Press monitoring
Scientists have a developed nanometer-sized delivery tool for anticancer agents that goes undetected by the immune system as it passes through the bloodstream. They say that these devices integrate therapeutic and diagnostic functions into a single system.
