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Tag: Nanomedicine

Knee joint
Researchers have described how specialized nanoparticles, which deliver rapamycin and the antioxidant astaxanthin, restore macrophage balance and reduce inflammation in a mouse model of osteoarthritis. A matter of polarization Inflammation is a critical part of arthritis. Previous studies have found that inflammation of the membranes in joints (synovitis) strongly contributes to osteoarthritis [1]; in fact,...
Gallium
Scientists have combined gallium nanoparticles with immunotherapy agents to deliver a decisive blow to colon cancer tumors in mice [1]. Cancer, you are terminated Most moviegoers are familiar with the liquid metal T-1000 from the Terminator series, and everyone knows about mercury, a liquid metal that is a very real poison. However, gallium, with a...
Lou Hawthorne
Lou Hawthorne is the founder and CEO of NaNotics, a biotech company that creates nanoparticles that can soak up harmful molecules in circulation. This paradigm-shifting technology can be used to fight cancer as well as various inflammatory disorders, such as sepsis, which kills more people than cancer does. Other potential targets, familiar to everyone in...
Nanoparticles in blood
New research in the journal ACS Nano describes a method to improve the efficiency of NMN and metformin in the liver by using a novel nanoparticle delivery method. Nanotechnology in drug delivery  Nanotechnology is a broad field that utilizes the unique properties of extraordinarily small materials. In medicine, it has been applied in drug delivery...
Nanoparticles in blood
Scientists have successfully tested a new nanoparticle-based delivery system for CRISPR kits, achieving drastic improvements in mouse models of glioblastoma and ovarian cancer [1]. A gift from our single-cell ancestors CRISPR gene editing technology has been widely hailed as a potential game changer in medicine, including anti-cancer therapy. CRISPR’s ability to permanently disrupt tumor survival...
Atherosclerotic artery
Cyclodextrins have been of particular interest in the context of treating atherosclerosis, so today we want to highlight some interesting research that uses a novel delivery method to combat this disease. Nanoparticles improve drug delivery Cyclodextrins describe a group of cyclic oligosaccharides, which have a varied range of uses in the food, pharmaceutical, drug delivery,...