News tagged with drug treatment

Nanoparticles disguised as red blood cells deliver cancer-fighting drugs

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed a novel method of disguising nanoparticles as red blood cells, which will enable them to evade the body's immune system and deliver cancer-fighting drugs ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Humble protein, nanoparticles tag-team to kill cancer cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able - when paired with nanoparticles - to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Psychedelic trips aid anxiety treatments in study

(AP) -- The big white pill was brought to her in an earthenware chalice. She'd already held hands with her two therapists and expressed her wishes for what it would help her do.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Nanoparticles May Help Optimize Chemotherapy

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research group reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have engineered nanoparticles to help block a protein process that takes place in tumors, making the tu ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 weblog

For cancer cells, genetics alone is poor indicator for drug response (w/Video)

In certain respects, cells are less like machines and more like people. True, they have lots of components, but they also have lots of personality. For example, when specific groups of people are studied in ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Light-induced delivery of nitric oxide eradicates drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a novel approach for eradicating drug-resistant bacteria from wounds and skin infections, using light to trigger the controlled release of nitric oxide. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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New silicon probe assists in disease diagnostics and drug discovery

IBM scientists have developed a flexible, non-contact microfluidic probe made from silicon can aid researchers and pathologists to investigate critical tissue samples accurately for disease diagnostics and ...

Technology / Semiconductors

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New malaria protein structure upends theory of how cells grow and move

Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have overturned conventional wisdom on how cell movement across all species is controlled, solving the structure of a protein that cuts power to the cell ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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New chemistry technology promises more effective prescription drug therapies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Toronto and Stanford and Columbia Universities have developed a way to measure the action and function of candidate prescription drugs on human cells, including the response ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanodiamonds take big step toward battling cancer

Chemotherapy drug resistance contributes to treatment failure in more than 90 percent of metastatic cancers. Overcoming this hurdle would significantly improve cancer survival rates.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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Nano-Vehicle acts as cluster bomb for tumors

Chemotherapy, while an effective cancer treatment, also brings debilitating side effects such as nausea, liver toxicity, and a battered immune system. Now, a new way to deliver this life-saving therapy to cancer patients ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (22) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists find natural way to curb your greed

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have discovered a naturally-occurring appetite suppressant that could be used to make a diet drug without side effects.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Rapid analysis of DNA damage now possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our DNA is under constant attack from many sources: Radiation, ultraviolet light, and contaminants in our food and in our environment can all wreak havoc on our genetic material, potentially ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists Quantify Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has quantified the interaction of gold nanoparticles with important proteins found in human blood, an approach that should ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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A new ally in the battle against cocaine addiction

A recent study shows that a bacterial protein may help cocaine addicts break the habit.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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