Tag: nanomedicine

Stealthy Nanoparticles Attack Cancer Cells

By Emily Singer | 11/04/2009 | 4 Comments

Drugs embedded in special polymers can more effectively shrink tumors.

Predicting Cancer Drugs' Impact

By Katherine Bourzac | 02/06/2009 | 0 Comments

New imaging probes show whether cancer drugs will work.

The Year in Materials

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/31/2008 | 3 Comments

Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008.

Nano Carrier Targets Cell Sites

By Katherine Bourzac | 09/18/2008 | 0 Comments

Researchers find a new way to precisely target cancer drugs.

Shape Matters for Nanoparticles

By Kevin Bullis | 08/07/2008 | 1 Comment

Particles the size and shape of bacteria could more effectively deliver medicine to cells.

Magnets Capture Cancer Cells

By Jocelyn Rice | 07/22/2008 | 0 Comments

Nanoparticles pluck cancer cells from the bellies of mice.

Nanotech Revives a Cancer Drug

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/11/2008 | 0 Comments

A new formulation could bring a promising drug back to the clinic.

Nanoparticles of a Different Stripe

By Corinna Wu | 05/30/2008 | 2 Comments

A new material can break through a cell membrane without killing the cell.

Nanoworms Target Tumors

By Corinna Wu | 05/14/2008 | 1 Comment

A new shape for nanoparticles helps deliver imaging agents.

Biology's Next Breakthroughs

By Katherine Bourzac | 05/02/2008 | 2 Comments

Biotech pioneer Leroy Hood explains how systems biology will impact medicine.

Nano Drugs to Starve Tumors

By Jocelyn Rice | 04/11/2008 | 1 Comment

A new delivery system chokes a tumor's blood supply while sparing healthy tissues.

Targeted Delivery for Nanoparticles

By Kevin Bullis | 04/10/2008 | 0 Comments

Microcontainers could improve cancer treatment by carrying nanoparticles directly to tumors.

Nanovalves for Drug Delivery

By Jocelyn Rice | 03/13/2008 | 0 Comments

A new kind of nanoscopic valve that responds to pH changes may allow for the targeted release of drugs.

The Feel of Cancer Cells

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/04/2007 | 0 Comments

Future diagnostic tests for cancer may probe cell stiffness.

Carbon Nanotubes versus HIV

By Prachi Patel | 02/26/2007 | 4 Comments

Nanotubes can transport RNA into the human immune system's white blood cells, making the cells less vulnerable to attack by the HIV virus.