‘Trojan Horse’ Proteins Used to Target Hard to Reach Cancers
Using nanoparticles, researchers have discovered a way to target difficult to reach cancers.... Read More...
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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. ... Read More...
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.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
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 drug that tames ... Read More...
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 over prosthet... Read More...
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 report that iron-oxide nanopartic... Read More...
A Single Cell Endoscope
Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanophotonics for Optical Look Inside Living CellsAn endoscope that can provide high-resolution optical images of the interior ... Read More...
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 the nose that det... Read More...
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 of synthetic neuron... Read More...
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 treating diseases like Alzheim... Read More...