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·December 12, 2014·2 min read

‘Trojan Horse’ Proteins Used to Target Hard to Reach Cancers

Using nanoparticles, researchers have discovered a way to target difficult to reach cancers.

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·September 20, 2013·1 min read

Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for the First Time

Researchers develop a new technique which allows them to record and measure the electrical activity in synapses.

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·September 11, 2012·3 min read

Improved Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs into Brain

A Johns Hopkins team says its bioengineers have designed nanoparticles that can safely and predictably infiltrate deep into the brain when tested in rodent and human tissue.

Featured Neurology

·August 23, 2012·5 min read

Nanoparticles Reboot Blood Flow in Brain

New research would help emergency care workers and battlefield medics stabilize blood flow in the brains of traumatic injury victims. Researchers developed a nanoparticle-based antioxidant that quickly quenches free radicals that interfere with regulation of the brain’s vascular system.

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·April 23, 2012·4 min read

Nano-Devices that Cross Blood-Brain Barrier Open Door to Treatment of Cerebral Palsy, Other Neurologic Disorders

A team of scientists from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have developed nano-devices that successfully cross the brain-blood barrier and deliver a...

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·February 21, 2012·6 min read

Researchers Seek Better Neural Control of Prosthetics for Amputees

Sandia National Laboratories researchers, using off-the-shelf equipment in a chemistry lab, have been working on ways to improve amputees’ control...

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·February 16, 2012·3 min read

Researchers Make Living Model of Brain Tumor

Researchers have created a living 3-D model of a brain tumor and its surrounding blood vessels. In experiments, the scientists...

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 20, 2011·4 min read

A Single Cell Endoscope

Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanophotonics for Optical Look Inside Living Cells An endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of...

Featured Neuroscience

·July 26, 2011·3 min read

Researchers Graft Olfactory Receptors onto Nanotubes

Penn researchers have helped develop a nanotech device that combines carbon nanotubes with olfactory receptor proteins, the cell components in...

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·April 21, 2011·2 min read

Functioning Synapse Created Using Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers create functioning synapse using carbon nanotubes. Devices might be used in brain prostheses, or combined into a massive network...

Neurology Neuroscience

·March 22, 2011·3 min read

New Method Delivers Alzheimer’s Drug to the Brain

Oxford University scientists have developed a new method for delivering complex drugs directly to the brain, a necessary step for...