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·June 1, 2022·5 min read

Engineers Develop Nanoparticles That Cross the Blood-Brain Barrier

Researchers have developed drug-carrying nanoparticles that cross the blood-brain barrier, allowing for more effective delivery to the brain than conventional medications. The nanoparticles can get into tumors and kill glioblastoma brain cancer cells.

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·May 27, 2022·4 min read

Novel Sensors Enable Precise Measurement of Dopamine

Novel sensors made from modified carbon nanotubes can visualize the release of dopamine from neurons with unprecedented resolution.

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·February 28, 2021·2 min read

Nanoparticles Help Untangle Alzheimer’s Disease Amyloid Beta Plaques

Amyloid plaques can cling to newly developed bowl-shaped nanoparticles. The findings provide a new way to study the Alzheimer's related plaques and provides novel treatment options for dementia.

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·January 1, 2021·5 min read

Nanoparticle Drug-Delivery System Developed to Treat Brain Disorders

A new nanoparticle drug-delivery system resulted in unprecedented siRNA penetration across the intact blood-brain barrier. Researchers say the system could help doctors to treat secondary injuries associated with TBI that can result in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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·April 30, 2020·6 min read

Nanodevices for the brain could thwart formation of Alzheimer’s plaques

Researchers have developed a new approach to prevent amyloid plaque formation by engineering a nanodevice that captures the peptides before they can assemble. The silica nanodevice might be a new tool in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases associated with amyloid-beta.

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·July 25, 2019·4 min read

Microrobots show promise for treating tumors

Newly designed microbots can deliver vital drugs throughout the human body. The microbots can traverse the body and penetrate bodily mucus to efficiently deliver medications to target sites.

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·June 5, 2019·3 min read

Nanotechnology treatment reverses multiple sclerosis in mice

Extracting nanosized exosomes from bone marrow stem cells and injecting them into mice, researchers reverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

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·February 28, 2019·5 min read

Nanotech Makes it Possible for Mice to See In Infrared

Researchers use nanotech to enhance vision in mice, enabling them to see infrared light as well as visible light.

Brain Cancer Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·February 8, 2018·3 min read

First Hybrid Nanotech Device Mimicking the Blood-Brain Barrier

Researchers have use nanotechnology to develop a 1:1 scale model of the blood-brain barrier.

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·December 18, 2017·6 min read

Nanotubes Go With the Flow to Penetrate Brain Tissue

A new device that uses fast flowing fluids to insert nanotubes into the brain may be used to help treat a number of neurological diseases, researchers say.

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·November 25, 2017·4 min read

Nanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to Fact

An international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.

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·November 16, 2017·2 min read

Nanowired Drugs Could Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Patients

Using titanate nanowires treated with cerebrolysin, researchers have been able to target delivery to the brain and through the central nervous system. Researchers report the use of nanowires to deliver drugs could be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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