news
Treating peanut allergies in mice with mRNA delivering nanoparticles
UCLA have developed technology using nanoparticles that deliver mRNA to liver cells, that could provide a platform to fight allergies.
List view / Grid view
Nanoparticles
news
Research shows lipid nanoparticles are highly effective in gene therapy
Lipid nanoparticles have been used to encapsulate CRISPR-Cas9 and deliver it to cells in mice, where it was highly effective at knocking down expression of a target protein.
news
New study highlights lipid nanoparticles and mRNA could treat blindness
The researchers developed nanoparticles able to penetrate the neural retina and deliver mRNA to the photoreceptor cells whose proper function makes vision possible.
article
Nanotechnology: a new immuno-onocology weapon
This article outlines three innovative studies that use nanotechnology to deliver a new immunotherapy approach towards cancers.
news
Novel nanoparticles deliver innovative cancer chemoimmunotherapy
University of Pittsburgh researchers have designed cancer-fighting nanoparticles that co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and a novel immunotherapy
news
Nanotechnology platform sensitises cancer to immunotherapy
A new pre-clinical study has utilised nanoparticles to attach immune-activating molecules to cancer cells.
news
Lipid nanoparticle delivery of mRNA could lead to new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
A study has shown that mRNA delivered via lipid nanoparticles blocks multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells in mice.
webinar
Power up your LNP and AAV sample prep with Unagi
12 October 2022 | By Unchained Labs
Watch this on-demand webinar to see first-hand data results demonstrating the power and flexibility of Unagi for nucleic acids, LNPs and AAVs.
article
Drug Target Review’s highlights from ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022
Victoria Rees and Ria Kakkad from Drug Target Review bring you the key takeaways from the ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022 event in London.
news
Scientists create a nanobody that could treat Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have developed a nanobody that can penetrate the tough exterior of brain cells and untangle misshapen proteins that lead to Parkinson’s disease.
news
Screening technique could accelerate and improve mRNA therapies
A new single-cell nanoparticle targeting-sequencing approach can measure the cellular uptake of lipid nanoparticles carrying mRNA therapies.
news
Novel microscopy technique to light the way towards new medicine
Researchers have developed a ground-breaking microscopy technique that allows proteins, DNA, and other tiny biological particles to be studied in their natural state in a completely new way.
news
Scientists develop nanoparticles that can cross the blood-brain barrier
Tested using a new brain tissue model, researchers have developed nanoparticles which may be able to deliver chemotherapy drugs for glioblastoma.
news
Nanotechnology boosts immune response at tumour site in mice
The new nanotechnology left six of 10 mice with lymphoma tumour-free and was effective in melanoma when combined with existing drugs.
news
Transformable nanoparticles promise advances in tumour treatments
A new study provides an in-depth review on the designs and applications of morphology-transformable nanoparticles to improve cancer therapies.