Neutron activation of gold nanoparticles enables visualization of drug distribution in mice. (Nanowerk News) Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have unique chemical and biological properties. Due to their ...

A mouse lying in an imaging system has a small zone that is brightly colored near its hind legs. A much bigger bright zone is present where the mouse’s brain is. Fluorescent nanoparticles used to ...

Researchers have used precision-engineered nanoparticles to restore memory and clear hallmark brain plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, a result that is already being described as a ...

The new technology comes from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and it is based on the medical evidence that, following radiation treatment, dying cancer cells ...

Researchers present a new method to safely and preferentially generate CAR T cells directly inside the body using targeted lipid nanoparticles that deliver mRNA directly to T cells. The approach ...

Changing just one atom in a COVID-19 vaccine lipid redirects delivery from the liver to the spleen, improving tumor ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered small particles that enhance therapeutic cancer vaccinations, which train the immune system to fight cancerous growths. These novel fat-based nanoparticles ...

Cancer is often perceived as a fate, but what if it could be avoided even before it manifests? Scientists have just taken a ...

No matter where cancer cells grow in the human body, they are a threat to our health and our lives. But instead of treating them with chemotherapy or radiation - which have undesirable side effects - ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., second only to heart disease. But a new cancer treatment method ...