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Bio & Medicine Jan 9, 2024

Precision coating boosts nanomedicine

A study published in the International Journal of Nanotechnology has looked at the controlled synthesis and coating of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), specifically using oleic acid (OA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG). These ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 4, 2024

Nanoparticle transport across the blood brain barrier increases with Alzheimer's and age, study finds

Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease affect more than 270 million people worldwide. AD is the leading cause of dementia, resulting in memory loss due to atrophy of neurons in the hippocampus, which is the ...

Nanomaterials Dec 29, 2023

Scientists discover new method for generating metal nanoparticles to use as catalysts

A team of researchers from the ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Research Institute of Chemical Technology, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the UPV, ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 19, 2023

Nanoparticles with antibacterial action could shorten duration of tuberculosis treatment

A low-cost technology involving nanoparticles loaded with antibiotics and other antimicrobial compounds that can be used in multiple attacks on infections by the bacterium responsible for most cases of tuberculosis has been ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 14, 2023

Nanoparticles amplify potential cancer vaccine power

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified minuscule particles that supercharge therapeutic cancer vaccines, which train the immune system to attack tumors. These new lipid nanoparticles—tiny structures made of fat—not ...

Nanomaterials Dec 12, 2023

New technology to assemble three-dimensional structures using gold nanoparticles confined in nanocapsules

A research group led by Assoc. Prof. Shota Kuwahara of Toho University and Assoc. Prof. Masato Kuwahara of Nagoya University has developed a new technology that enables the creation of three-dimensional structures of gold ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 12, 2023

Fine-tuning gold nanoparticles in tellurite glass for unique photonics

Silicate glass is a commonly-used glass found in most households, in drinking glasses or windowpanes for example. The integration of gold nanoparticles (NPs) in silicate glass has been used in art and decoration for centuries. ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 11, 2023

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA reduces neuroinflammation in lab tests

Some COVID-19 vaccines safely and effectively used lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to deliver messenger RNA to cells. A new MIT study shows that different nanoparticles could be used for a potential Alzheimer's disease (AD) therapy. ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 11, 2023

Genetically engineered cell therapies with mRNA lipid nanoparticles for transferrable platelets

Platelet transfusions are essential in managing bleeding and hemostatic dysfunction, and can be expanded to be used as cell therapy for a variety of diseases. The efforts to create such cell therapies require that researchers ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 8, 2023

Nanoparticle flu vaccine design shows promise in early tests

Existing flu vaccines provide only limited, seasonal protection because they target highly changeable proteins on the virus. Scripps Research scientists have now designed a vaccine that should work broadly against influenza ...

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