Tag: drug delivery
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Nanocapsules Sober Up Drunken Mice
- By Mike Orcutt
- 02/17/2013
Wrapping alcohol-digesting enzymes in a nanoscale polymer allows them to quickly reduce blood alcohol content.
Steering Pills Safely
- By Kristina Grifantini
- 01/17/2011
Technique could enable pinpointed delivery of drugs.
Nanocarriers Come Through
- By Nora Schultz
- 01/06/2011
- 1 Comment
Tiny Trojan horses deliver a cancer drug to cell nuclei.
A Magnetic Shortcut to Clinical Trials
- By Veronique Greenwood
- 12/10/2010
Finding effective drug dosages using MRI could accelerate drug development.
What Happens When You Breathe In Nanoparticles
- By Jennifer Chu
- 11/16/2010
- 1 Comment
Researchers watch fluorescent nanoparticles move through the respiratory system, an advance that could lead to better drugs.
Delivering More Drugs to Brain Tumors
- By Lauren Gravitz
- 08/10/2010
Combining ultrasound with magnetic particles could help advance treatments.
A Flu Vaccine without the Needle
- By Courtney Humphries
- 07/19/2010
- 1 Comment
A new technology delivers a vaccine in a painless, biodegradable skin patch.
Drug Device for Hearing Loss
- By Nidhi Subbaraman
- 07/01/2010
- 1 Comment
An implant could deliver drugs directly to the cochlea.
Implantable Electrodes Target Pancreatic Cancer
- By Nidhi Subbaraman
- 06/17/2010
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Researchers use electric fields to get cancer drugs directly to tumors.
New Compound Improves MRI Contrast Agents
- By Corinna Wu
- 01/21/2010
- 1 Comment
A nano diamond agent is 15 times more sensitive.
Artificial Red Blood Cells for Drug Delivery
- By Lauren Gravitz
- 12/15/2009
The novel particles could last longer in the blood.
Making Drugs Survive Longer in Blood
- By Emily Singer
- 12/14/2009
Longer-lasting drugs could mean more effective treatments.
Biodegradable Transistors
- By Katherine Bourzac
- 11/13/2009
- 1 Comment
Electronics that break down in the body could be useful in temporary medical implants and drug delivery.
Light-Switched Drug Delivery
- By Rachel Kremen
- 10/07/2009
Drugs could be slipped into living cells using a light-sensitive capsule.
Making Tumors More Sensitive to Chemotherapy
- By Michael Day
- 06/29/2009
Bacterial shells deliver a double whammy to cancer.
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