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Penicillin shield could help implants fight infection
4.2.2007 | Press monitoring
Medical implants that naturally resist infection could someday be made using a new method for attaching antibiotics to Teflon.
Breakthrough in nanodevice synthesis revolutionizes biological sensors
3.2.2007 | Press monitoring
A novel approach to synthesizing nanowires (NWs) allows their direct integration with microelectronic systems for the first time, as well as their ability to act as highly sensitive biomolecule detectors that could revolutionize biological diagnostic applications, according to a report in Nature.
Scientists develop nanoparticles to battle cancer
3.2.2007 | Press monitoring
On a quest to modernize cancer treatment and diagnosis, an MIT professor and her colleagues have created new nanoparticles that mimic blood platelets. The team wants to use these new multifunctional particles to carry out different medical missions inside the body, from imaging to drug delivery.
Key Vitamin Finds Its Lock
2.2.2007 | Press monitoring
Vitamin A is no ordinary dietary supplement. Without it, the body's immune system deteriorates, fetuses develop birth defects, and adults go blind. Now, researchers have identified the molecular lock that enables vitamin A to enter cells. The findings solve a longstanding mystery about vitamin A metabolism and could help scientists develop new...
Magnetic, luminescent nanoparticles set new standard
2.2.2007 | Press monitoring
Researchers at UC Davis have created a new type of nanoparticles that could be used in tests for environmental pollution or contamination of food products, and for medical diagnostics.
Mighty Nanofibers Could Mean Stronger, Lighter Materials
1.2.2007 | Press monitoring
Bigger may be better, but tinier is stronger. So say scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, who have shown that tiny polymer nanofibers become much stronger when their diameters shrink below a certain size. Their research, published in the January issue of Nature Nanotechnology, could make possible stronger fabrics that use...
RNA 'switch' could turn off cancer
1.2.2007 | Press monitoring
Scientists have discovered a piece of 'junk' genetic material that could switch off cancer tumours, preventing them from growing.
Vaccine hope for developing world
30.1.2007 | Press monitoring
Millions of people at risk from malaria, HIV and tuberculosis in the developing world could soon receive protection from a new type of vaccination, scientists said.
Global biotech crop cultivation continues to grow: why is Europe so far
30.1.2007 | Press monitoring
BRUSSELS - Prof. Dr. Marc Van Montagu, Chairman International Plant Biotechnology Organisation (IPBO)[i] Gent University and president of the European Federation of Biotechnology, told journalists in Brussels that European farmers are lagging behind the rest of the world in terms of access to agricultural biotechnology.
Baktericidní teflonAntibiotic-Coated Medical Devices Could Cut Infections
29.1.2007 | Press monitoring
In the future, hospital patients may have a new weapon to fight infection after surgery: powerful antibiotic coatings attached to implants, catheters, surgical instruments and other medical devices.
