Mass gene mapping revolution underway in U.S.

From decades and billions of dollars to months and a few hundred thousand dollars, biotechnology companies are making significant headway in mass genome sequencing, which they believe will have major implications of the future of health care. ... Continue Reading

Nanotubes aid neuron repair

New research suggests that nanotechnology may offer scientists with a novel way of treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. ... Continue Reading

New Nanotechnology Able To Examine Single Molecules, Aiding In Determining Gene Expression

A new nanotechnology that can examine single molecules in order to determine gene expression, paving the way for scientists to more accurately examine single cancer cells, has been developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at UCLA's California Nanosystems Institute (CNSI), New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and Veeco Instruments, a nanotechnology company. Their work appears in the January issue of the journal Nanotechnology. ... Continue Reading

Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading

California researchers say they have developed molecular "smart bombs" that stop pancreatic and kidney cancer from spreading in mice while causing fewer side effects and damage to healthy surrounding tissues than traditional chemotherapy. ... Continue Reading

New Oral Angiogenesis Inhibitor Offers Potential Nontoxic Therapy For A Wide Range Of Cancers

The first oral, broad-spectrum angiogenesis inhibitor, specially formulated through nanotechnology, shows promising anticancer results in mice, report researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston. ... Continue Reading

Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug

A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. ... Continue Reading

UC San Diego researchers target tumors with tiny 'nanoworms'

Scientists at UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and MIT have developed nanometer-sized “nanoworms” that can cruise through the bloodstream without significant interference from the body’s immune defense system and—like tiny anti-cancer missiles—home in on tumors. Their discovery, detailed in this week’s issue of the journal Advanced Materials, is reminiscent of the 1966 science fiction movie, the Fantastic Voyage, in which a submarine is shrunken to microscopic dimensions, then injected into the bloodstream to remove a blood clot from a diplomat’s brain. ... Continue Reading