Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors have shown they can use a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of approved cancer drugs inside ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 8, 2017
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A new study shows that a 70-year-old malaria drug can block immune cells in the liver so nanoparticles can arrive at their intended tumor site, overcoming a significant hurdle of targeted drug delivery, according to a team ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 6, 2017
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UCLA biophysicists have developed a new method to rapidly determine a single cell's stiffness and size—which could ultimately lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases.
Biochemistry
Oct 4, 2017
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Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancerous and transform into tumors. Some, like skin cancer, are relatively accessible to treatment via surgery or radiation, which minimizes damage to healthy cells; others, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 15, 2017
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A Mayo Clinic research team has developed a new type of cancer-fighting nanoparticle aimed at shrinking breast cancer tumors, while also preventing recurrence of the disease. In the study, published today in Nature Nanotechnology, ...
Bio & Medicine
May 1, 2017
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A chip developed by mechanical engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) can trap and identify metastatic cancer cells in a small amount of blood drawn from a cancer patient. The breakthrough technology uses a simple ...
Bio & Medicine
Dec 15, 2016
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A new device for studying tumor cells can trap 10,000 individual cells in a single chip.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 23, 2016
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Cadherins are part of the protein family of adhesion molecules. Just like mortar between the bricks in a wall, they ensure that cells stay together, preventing them from breaking away and migrating from a group of cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 6, 2016
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The discovery of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) has dramatically changed the understanding of the biology of diseases such as cancer. The human genome contains about 20,000 protein-coding genes - less than 2 percent of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 28, 2016
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Scientists have devised a triple-stage "cluster bomb" system for delivering the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, via tiny nanoparticles designed to break up when they reach a tumor.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 29, 2016
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