“Our hope is that in places where HIV is running rampant, people could use this gel as a preventive measure to stop the initial infection,” Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom... Read more
Scientists at the University of Bath have taken a small but significant step in the fight against cancer – by making nanoparticles glow in the dark. The team from the university’s Department... Read more
Results of early lab study hold promise for trauma cases Nanoparticles tailored to latch onto blood platelets rapidly create healthy clots and nearly double the survival rate in the vital fi... Read more
Scientists found that nanoparticles, produced from chemicals in tea, reduced tumors by 80 percent. Currently, large doses of chemotherapy are required when treating certain forms of cancer,... Read more
Questions remain about the long term effects of nanoparticles on our bodies Nanomedicine is a hugely promising field, but while remarkable new treatments and diagnostic tests are being devel... Read more
Devices a thousand times smaller than those of today’s microtechnologies could be mass-produced Scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Univers... Read more
Increase in DNA damage in the human cells Silver nanoparticles cause more damage to testicular cells than titanium dioxide nanoparticles, according to a recent study by the Norwegian Institu... Read more
Interest in nanotoxicity is rapidly growing Recent studies conducted at Marshall University have demonstrated that nanoparticles of cerium oxide — common diesel fuel additives u... Read more
Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consu... Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial in humans of a new technology: Cornell Dots, brightly glowing nanoparticles that can light up cancer cells i... Read more
Researchers from the University of Hull have discovered a way to load up nanoparticles with large numbers of light-sensitive molecules to create a more effective form of photodynamic therapy... Read more
Researchers say that sharp-edged nanoparticles can block neurodegenerative proteins that impede cognitive function. The next challenge is making nanoparticles in this shape out of nontoxic m... Read more
A class of engineered nanoparticles — gold-centered spheres smaller than viruses — has been shown safe when administered by two alternative routes in a mouse study led by investi... Read more
High-density lipoprotein’s hauls excess cholesterol to the liver for disposal, but new research suggests “good cholesterol” can also act as a special delivery vehicle of de... Read more
Queen’s researchers have discovered that nanoparticles, which are now present in everything from socks to salad dressing and suntan lotion, may have irreparably damaging effects on soi... Read more
