New Nanoparticles Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier and Shrink Glioblastoma Tumors
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most…
Nanoparticles carrying two drugs can cross the blood-brain barrier and shrink glioblastoma tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most…
According to a new Yale School of Public Health study, the social fabrics of their neighborhoods, including friendships and ideas about masculinity, have a powerful…
The ability for cancer cells to develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs – known as multi-drug resistance – remains a leading cause for tumor recurrence and…
A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials. It combines a new way to deliver drugs, via a micro-needle…
MIT spinout Portal Instruments has landed a commercialization deal for a smart, needle-free injection device that could reduce the pain and anxiety associated with needle…
A team of researchers from MIT has developed a way to make tumor cells more susceptible to certain types of cancer treatment by coating the…
A team of engineers has developed a new RNA delivery technique that uses short bursts of ultrasound to efficiently deliver RNA into cells, reducing colon…
MIT researchers have developed a new gene therapy technique that uses microRNAs — small noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression — to control breast…
By coating bacteria with polymer layers that protect them from the acids and bile salts found in the digestive tract, scientists from MIT have developed…
New research from the University of Sydney reveals around 1000 molecular reactions to exercise, opening the door for drug treatments to mirror the health benefits…
By using molecular fragments administered alongside antimicrobial agents, researchers at Brown University have shown that the efflux pumps are kept busy pumping out the fragments…
New research from Yale, NYU, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that students are 30% more likely to take a stimulant medication during the school…
A Dutch company, uniQure, states that it will start selling the first human gene therapy to be approved in the West by mid-2013. They expect…
A second steroid that has been manufactured by New England Compounding Center has been linked to another potential meningitis infection. The ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak…
Some complex protein drugs need to be made by culturing mammalian cells. Plant biologists have developed a way to manufacture the necessary enzymes for drugs…
Infections with multi-drug resistant E. coli, which is also known as ESBL (extended spectrum beta-lactamase), have been assumed to be a hospital phenomenon. A recent…
A team of engineers from MIT found a way to enhance the permeability of skin to drugs by applying two separate beams of ultrasound waves,…
It seems like something straightforward in essence, but apparently being a heavy cannabis smoker as a teenager results in a significant cognitive decline in adulthood,…