Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, David Marchal Everyone wants to cure cancer. Researchers at Stanford University are using carbon nanotubes to punch holes in tumor cells. Talk about targeted drug...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Scott Hirko Have you ever needed an MRI? Traditionally, gadolinium or GAD is used as a contrast agent during an MRI. This is quite different from the iodine-based...
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The future of capsule endoscopy may be in miniature robotic arms that can take biopsies and perform therapeutic functions. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed this capsule that...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, David Marchal How accurate can a laser cut? Dr. Adela Ben-Yakar, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin developed a way to...
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I've never been to Georgia Tech, but my dad studied there so I'd love to visit. Researchers at Georgia Tech have looked at using magnetic nanoparticles to remove cancer cells out of the body....
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© CarbonNYC What happens when you take carbon nanotubes and coat cancer cells? Well, it gives you the ability to heat them up. What happens if you now expose those cells to near-infrared light? You...
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The human brain does not have a standard blood supply like many other organs in the body. It is protected by something called the blood-brain barrier (BBB). The BBB protects our brain from chemicals,...
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Can you imagine if you had the ability to instantly stop bleeding? Minor cuts can be annoying, but they're rarely life-threatening. Holding some firm pressure will often stop mild bleeding....
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You've probably heard that Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor called glioblastoma. This is really unfortunate news because malignant brain tumors are very difficult to treat....
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Have you ever tried to use tape on a wet surface? It doesn't stick, does it? Scientists are finding so many incredible discoveries in nature. Researchers at MIT may be on the verge of discovering...
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Tiny nanocomposite particles, made up of a mix of organic and metallic components, are being used to label cancer cells for destruction by a precision laser. Laser therapy is a new cancer treatment...
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by george elvin on January 10, 2007
The Department of Defense has named Rice University the recipient of a $3 million award to develop miniaturized molecular imaging technologies for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of breast...
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by george elvin on November 22, 2006
The Royal Society of Chemistry reports that researchers at University College London have created microthreads from polymers containing living cells. The biologically active threads, they say, could...
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by george elvin on November 03, 2006
Researchers at north carolina State University have developed a nanocoating that can kill or inactivate most viruses and bacteria when exposed to visible light. Early tests have shown that the...
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by george elvin on October 12, 2006
A remarkable new nanomaterial developed at MIT stops bleeding in seconds when applied to wounds. The discovery was made by accident when researchers experimenting with nerve cells in the brains of...
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by george elvin on October 09, 2006
Nanoshells, tiny metallic spheres with silica cores, can kill cancer cells with perfect efficiency, Dr. Naomi Halas told a packed house at the Illinois Institute of Technology on Friday. In her...
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by george elvin on August 21, 2006
A multidisciplinary team is developing a nano-size battery that one day could be implanted in the eye to power an artificial retina. The project is just one to be undertaken at the new National...
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by george elvin on August 19, 2006
A team of investigators at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a glycopolymer coating that attaches to carbon nanotubes to form a stable cell-like surface. This new coating could...
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by george elvin on August 13, 2006
Today I'm in Indianapolis for the Race to Replace with Lance Armstrong. The event raised money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation to fight cancer and support survivors. And did you know that a...
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By combining the properties of inorganic and organic molecules in one material, researchers at the Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence have developed a new class of nanomaterials that...
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Insert Therapeutics has treated its first patient in a Phase I study of IT-101, its lead anti-cancer compound, says a company press release: The study involves patients with inoperable or metastatic...
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A team of researchers at the University of Sheffield has developed a dissolvable scaffold for growing new areas of skin, according to a university press release: This ultra-fine, 3-dimensional...
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Sitting in a culture dish, a layer of chicken heart cells beats in synchrony. But this muscle layer was not sliced from an intact heart, nor even grown laboriously in the lab. Instead, it was...
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Researchers at New York University and MIT have developed a nanowire electrode that can send and receive signals to the brain. Their polymer nano electrode could make brain implants, including those...
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