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Chemists create 'Superbowl' molecule; May lead to better health

...fullerenes (C60), which also show promise for drug delivery and other useful applications. Whereas a single bu...estimates. Administration of the molecule for drug delivery could be by mouth or by injection, he adds. There are hurdles to overcome. The current version of t...

DNA Molecules Used To Assemble Nanoparticles

...way to produce a wide variety of nanoparticle drug delivery systems, using DNA molecules to bind the particles together. Nanometer-scaled dendrimers can be assembled in many configurations by using attached lengths of single-stranded DNA molecules, which naturally bind to other DNA strands in a highly specif...

Spleen may be source of versatile stem cells

...rtners HealthCare System, anintegrated health care delivery system comprising the two academicmedical centers, specialty and community hospitals, a network ofphysician groups, and nonacute and home health services....

Poor prenatal nutrition permanently damages function of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas

...ucose. "The bottom line is that if you don't have delivery of enough nutrients from the mother to the baby, the baby's pancreatic cells will be programmed abnormally," said principal investigator Mary-Elizabeth Patti, M.D., Assistant Investigator in Joslin's Research Section on Cellular and Molecular Physiol...

Probing The Promise And Perils Of Nanoparticles

...ogy (http://nano.med.umich.edu/) * Dendrimer drug delivery (http://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/research/featured/cancer.html) * Dendrimer assembly (http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?Releases/2005/Jan05/r012105b) * American Chemical Society (http://www.chemistry.org/) ...

Study shows nanoshells ideal as chemical nanosensors

... proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease,drug delivery and rapid whole-blood immunoassay.In the current study, Halas and former graduate student Joseph B.Jackson, now with Nanospectra Biosciences, Inc., created thin films ofnanoshells deposited atop plates of glass. Films with various densitieswere studi...

Gene Vaccine Protects Mice Against Development Of Her2/neu Breast Cancer

...opagation defective but still able to function asa delivery system for proteins from the cancer cells that are to betargeted by the animal’s immune system.The basis for this new vaccine is an RNA virus called VEE, forVenezuelan equine encephalitis, which in its natural form can causedisease in horses.Research...

A comprehensive response to HIV could prevent 10 million AIDS deaths in Africa by 2020

...opagation defective but still able to function asa delivery system for proteins from the cancer cells that are to betargeted by the animal’s immune system.The basis for this new vaccine is an RNA virus called VEE, forVenezuelan equine encephalitis, which in its natural form can causedisease in horses.Research...

New protein discovered by Hebrew University researchers

...ces for development of futurenanocapsules for drug delivery to cancer cells.In addition to being obtained from...that is developing the SP-1protein for cancer drug delivery and other applications....

The death of a very special chimpanzee

...ces for development of futurenanocapsules for drug delivery to cancer cells.In addition to being obtained from...that is developing the SP-1protein for cancer drug delivery and other applications....

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Home-Use Diagnostic Kits Marketed by Globus Media

...tributed throughout the U.S., usually by overnight delivery services. These have been made available for sale on several websites, including www.htkit.com and www.hstkits.com. The kits usually are contained in a paper envelope with instructions inside the packaging. The envelope, instructions and packaging ma...

New methods of gene delivery using lasers

...e medical applications including gene therapy, the delivery of anti-cancer agents and advanced studies of neur...t also has the potential to assist in the cellular delivery of other bio-molecules, we are now looking at other cell types to see how widely applicable the meth...

Breakthrough method in nanoparticle synthesis paves the way for new pharmaceutical and biomedical applications

... involve therapeutic treatments like targeted drug delivery and gene therapy. Nanoparticles of varying size and structure may be created to act as carriers for drugs, genes and proteins. In addition, these porous nanoparticles can be used to host quantum dots and magnetic nanoparticles for bioimaging and quan...

Carnegie Mellon scientists develop tool that uses MRI to visualize gene expression in living animals

...d of molecular therapeutics and for monitoring the delivery of therapeutic genes in patients. "For 20 years it has been the chemist's job to develop agents that can be used to enhance MRI contrast," said Eric Ahrens, assistant professor of biological sciences in the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mell...

Pulsating ultrasound enhances gene therapy for tumors

...omising, non-invasive procedure for enhancing gene delivery to cancerous cells without destroying healthy tiss... procedure is hypothetically generic for enhancing delivery to all tissues," Dr. Frenkel said. "Previous studies by Dr. Li have shown that pulsed-HIFU increases...

Discovery Promises Simpler Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

...s than those now available to patients through the delivery of nitric oxide to blood cells." The finding mark...conditions characterized by a deficiency in oxygen delivery to tissues, such as heart failure, diabetes and pulmonary hypertension. Collaborators on the study ...

Alzheimer's cognitive decline slowed

...assessed in the six patients who completed the NGF delivery procedure safely. The Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), which evaluates cognitive function, was administered at screening, the time of treatment and at several intervals after treatment. Over an average post-treatment follow-up period of 22 mont...

Buying Time Through Hibernation on Demand

...'d at least level the playing field," he said. The delivery of such treatment could be as simple as an intravenous infusion of saline solution mixed with trace amounts of an agent that would interfere with the body's ability to use oxygen, Roth said. Using oxygen deprivation to depress metabolic activity als...

U-M team recovers ancient whale in Egyptian desert

...'d at least level the playing field," he said. The delivery of such treatment could be as simple as an intravenous infusion of saline solution mixed with trace amounts of an agent that would interfere with the body's ability to use oxygen, Roth said. Using oxygen deprivation to depress metabolic activity als...

First frozen egg baby born in Canada

...s cannot describe the event--I was standing in the delivery ward and I was helping my beautiful partner when she gave birth to this beautiful baby. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the MUHC staff, and especially the staff of the Reproductive Centre." The McGill Reproductive Centre of the MUHC is pion...

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