MIT Develops Nanoparticles That Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier To Treat Cancer Tumors
Tested using a new brain tissue model, the tiny particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive type of…
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Tested using a new brain tissue model, the tiny particles may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive type of…
Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) have developed tiny translucent slides capable of producing two very different images by manipulating the direction in which…
The approach, studied in mice, overcomes the blood-brain barrier and breaks the shield tumors build against the immune response. When researchers at the University of…
Plastics are all around us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics…
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich in collaboration with Stanford University have for the first time used laser light…
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched an early-stage clinical trial to evaluate…
Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold centuries ago. While they were not successful, the notion of extracting precious resources from abundant sources remains alluring….
Cowpea mosaic virus, a plant virus that infects legumes, has a special power that you may not be aware of: when injected into a tumor,…
Unhackneyed compartmentalization generated by audible sound allows the enzyme reactions to be controlled spatiotemporally. Spatiotemporal regulation of multistep enzyme reactions through compartmentalization is essential in…
Emerging therapeutics could overcome drug-resistant variants. They might look like cells and act like cells. But a new potential COVID-19 treatment is actually a cleverly…
Rapid antigen tests can quickly and conveniently tell a person that they are positive for COVID-19. However, because antibody-based tests aren’t very sensitive, they can…
Membrane filters don’t require much energy to purify water, making them popular for wastewater treatment. To keep these materials in tip-top condition, they’re commonly cleaned…
The work is a significant step toward realizing a new generation of ultra-compact, low-energy-use computers capable of complex mathematical computation. Computers are an indispensable part…
A new analysis offers guidance on the size of nanoparticles that could be most effective at stopping internal bleeding. Traumatic injuries are the leading cause…
Interfacial diffusion of nanoparticles strongly affected by their shape and surface coating. Named for a Roman god, Janus particles refer to nanoparticles that possess surfaces…
Scientists boost the accuracy of optical microscopes to image microdroplets in flight and apply the method to analyze the concentration of plastic nanoparticles. Sneezes, rain…
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new and potentially more effective way to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) into cells. Their…
An innovative approach could turn nanoparticles into simple reservoirs for storing hydrogen. The highly volatile gas is considered a promising energy carrier for the future,…