News tagged with delivery
New gene therapy proves effective in treating severe heart failure
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a (produced as MYDICAR) is a gene therapy designed to stimulate production ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Novel technique informs drug delivery research
University College Dublin researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor David Brayden have shown that a candidate drug delivery polymer may have potential for oral or topical use. These findings were recently ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Nanosponge drug delivery system more effective than direct injection
(PhysOrg.com) -- When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system based on a novel material called nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Crystallisation drives controlled assembly of nanoparticles
(PhysOrg.com) -- A collaboration between researchers at the University of Bristol, England, and the University of Toronto, Canada, has led to the discovery of a new self-assembly method for controlling the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 31, 2010 |
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Regional differences in C-section rate not a result of maternal request
Fewer than two per cent of cesarean births in British Columbia were a result of maternal request, but the number of cesarean and assisted vaginal deliveries varied widely across health regions in B.C., according to a new ...
May 31, 2010 |
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Gene therapy may be effective in treating PAH
Gene therapy has been shown to have positive effects in rat models of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), according to researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 19, 2010 |
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New microneedle antimicrobial techniques may foster medical tech innovation
A team led by researchers from North Carolina State University has developed two new approaches for incorporating antimicrobial properties into microneedles - vanishingly thin needles that hold great promise ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 19, 2010 |
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Gold nanoparticles enrich every day products
(PhysOrg.com) -- Durable paint, water purification, faster computers, tougher shoe soles, and lighter and cheaper televisions are all possibilities now that a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) scientist has discovered ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 05, 2010 |
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New publication focuses on molecular imaging and cardiovascular conditions
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)—the top-rated medical imaging journal worldwide—has published Multimodality Molecular Imaging of the Cardiovascular System, presenting the state of the art of cardiovascular molecular imagin ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 03, 2010 |
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Severe asphyxia linked to substandard care during labour
(PhysOrg.com) -- Asphyxia results from an inadequate supply of oxygen to the fetus during labour and delivery. Although rare, it can lead to perinatal brain injury and perinatal death. Now, a new study from Karolinska Institutet ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Treat acne with coconut oil and nano-bombs
A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk - lauric acid -- shines as a possible new acne treatment thanks to a bioengineering graduate student from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Finnish post to open love letters, payslips in digital mail trial
Love letters, payslips and overdue bills will not be spared when Finland's post starts opening mail and sending scanned copies to selected recipients in a trial aimed at cutting costs and emissions.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Nanoparticles Cooperate to Detect and Treat Tumors
(PhysOrg.com) -- If one nanoparticle is good, two may be better, especially when they are designed to cooperate with each other to diagnose and treat cancer. That finding comes from work led by Michael Sailor, Ph.D., a member ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Duke technique is turning proteins into glass
Duke University researchers have devised a method to dry and preserve proteins in a glassified form that seems to retain the molecules' properties as workhorses of biology.
Mar 17, 2010 |
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DNA nanotechnology breakthrough offers promising applications in medicine (w/ Video)
A team of McGill Chemistry Department researchers led by Dr. Hanadi Sleiman has achieved a major breakthrough in the development of nanotubes - tiny "magic bullets" that could one day deliver drugs to specific diseased cells. ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 17, 2010 |
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