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Bio & Medicine Nov 26, 2013

Researchers looking to use nanographene oxide to destroy tumors

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº) —A combined team of researchers from Portugal and Spain has found that it might be possible to use nanographene oxide to help improve the tumor killing capability of chemo, radiotherapy or laser treatments in ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Sep 17, 2013

From graphite to water

Scientists from the National Âé¶¹ÒùÔºical Laboratory (NPL), in collaboration with researchers in Belgium and Italy, have published research that could help provide a primary standard for dose measurements of carbon ion beam therapy ...

Other Feb 28, 2013

Cryopreservation: A chance for highly endangered mammals

Oocytes of lions, tigers and other cat species survive the preservation in liquid nitrogen. Scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) in Berlin succeeded in carrying out cryopreservation of felid ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 23, 2013

Stem cells: Tuning the death sentence

In this week's issue of Science Signaling (22 January, 2013), Danen and colleagues of the Division of Toxicology of LACDR report novel insights into the question how stem cells decide to commit suicide when their DNA is damaged.

Bio & Medicine Nov 30, 2012

Metal nanoparticles may improve cancer treatment

Research led by RMIT University has shown that cheap, non-toxic nanoparticles can enhance radiotherapy treatments for cancer.

Bio & Medicine May 2, 2012

Study shows potential to revive abandoned cancer drug by nanoparticle drug delivery

Current nanomedicine research has focused on the delivery of established and novel therapeutics. But a UNC team is taking a different approach. They developed nanoparticle carriers to successfully deliver therapeutic doses ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 9, 2012

Nanotube therapy takes aim at breast cancer stem cells

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers have again proven that injecting multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second laser treatment can kill them.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jan 9, 2012

Research promises smaller, cheaper therapy machines that could revolutionise cancer treatment

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Landmark technology that could revolutionise cancer therapy and pave the way for cleaner, safer nuclear reactors in the future, has been published in Nature Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics today. The pioneering EMMA (Electron Model ...

Bio & Medicine Dec 22, 2011

Hyperthermia treatment of cancer using magnetic nanoparticles: First detailed elucidation of heat generation mechanism

Dr. Hiroaki Mamiya, a Senior Researcher of the Neutron Scattering Group, Quantum Beam Unit, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, in collaboration with Prof. Balachandran Jeyadevan of the School of Engineering ...

Bio & Medicine Oct 27, 2011

Biologically targeted nanoparticles may boost radiation therapy effects

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔºOrg.com) -- Making a tumor more sensitive to radiotherapy is a primary goal of combining chemo and radiation therapy to treat many types of cancer, but with the chemotherapy drugs come unwanted side effects.

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