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A new vision: restoring eyesight using a novel gene therapy technique
Scientists created a technique to give photoreceptors infrared-light sensitivity, allowing the animal models to see infrared heat signatures.
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Multidrug nanoparticles developed for treatment of COVID-19 inflammation
Multidrug nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of drugs could be used to combat inflammation in COVID-19 patients, say researchers.
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Nanoparticles used to kill endometriosis lesions in animal models
Using dye-loaded nanoparticles which can heat up with near-infrared light, researchers have been able to image and treat endometriosis in animal models.
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Novel nanoscale 4D printer could be used for drug research
A novel 4D printer has been created which can combine organic chemistry, surface science and nanolithography to design surfaces with organic or biological molecules for drug research.
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Nanoparticles could be an alternative to antibody immunotherapies
A study has shown that inexpensive nanoparticles can effectively inhibit PD-L1 in cancer cells in the lab and work as well as antibodies, providing a potential alternative immunotherapy.
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Universal influenza vaccine protects mice against multiple strains of flu
A new double-layered nanoparticle vaccine protected mice against six strains of the flu and may provide the basis for the first universal vaccine against seasonal influenza, according to research.
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Silencing RNA nanotherapy shows promise in treating pancreatic cancer
Peptide-based nanoparticles have been designed which can suppress pancreatic cancer growth without the toxic side effects.
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Novel nano-vaccine for melanoma developed
A novel nano-vaccine has been developed which has proven effective in treating primary tumours and metastases that result from melanoma.
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Update on the development of new novel cancer immunotherapy
The SCIB2 vaccine is to to be administered using new nanoparticle formulation in planned Phase 1/2 clinical trial.
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Magnetic microbots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets
MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumour or another disease site.
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Transforming drug discovery, development and delivery with flow chemistry
Flow chemistry is on the rise thanks to the commercial availability of benchtop continuous flow systems that has driven widespread adoption of the technique across a broad range of applications in both academia and industry. In particular, flow chemistry is delivering significant benefits in the area of drug discovery and…
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Magnetically controlled thrombolytic passed preclinical trials
ITMO University scientists have used nanoparticles and magnetic waves to localise drug delivery in animal models, resulting in no side effects...
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Nanotherapy offers hope in treating drug-resistant renal cell carcinoma
A research team has developed a nano-platform technology that works in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs that may reverse drug-resistance in renal cell carcinoma...
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CRISPR-Gold used to reduce repetitive behaviours in FXS
Gold nanoparticles carried Cas9 enzyme into brain, editing receptor and lessening burying behaviour...
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Nanoparticles shown to be effective in treating NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer Nanoparticles pass the next stage of development in preclinical tests...