A mouse lying in an imaging system has a small zone that is brightly colored near its hind legs. A much bigger bright zone is present where the mouse’s brain is. Fluorescent nanoparticles used to ...

Researchers at BRIC-National Institute of Animal Biotechnology have developed multifunctional strontium-doped nanoparticles ...

A McGill University research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization (IVF) hormones ...

Detecting cancer in the earliest stages could dramatically reduce cancer deaths because cancers are usually easier to treat ...

The new technology comes from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and it is based on the medical evidence that, following radiation treatment, dying cancer cells ...

Neutron activation of gold nanoparticles enables visualization of drug distribution in mice. (Nanowerk News) Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have unique chemical and biological properties. Due to their ...

Virus-built silver appears much more effective against bacteria than commercial silver. In A Nutshell Lab safety tests showed ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered small particles that enhance therapeutic cancer vaccinations, which train the immune system to fight cancerous growths. These novel fat-based nanoparticles ...

Lipid nanoparticles consist of spherical vesicles made of ionizable lipids with a positive charge at a low pH level, while being neutral at a physiological pH. Such a characteristic enables RNA ...

In the world of biomechanics and medicine, there are challenges in the designing microrobots that are effective in drug administration. Properly managing factors such as biocompatibility, size, ...