Unlike traditional treatments, nanoparticles (NPs) are highly precise in targeting diseased cells at the molecular level, enhancing the effectiveness of treatments for conditions like cancer, diabetes ...

UTIs are among the most common bacterial infections worldwide, but inappropriate use and overuse of antibiotics is driving ...

Nanotechnology in medicine has grown over the last few decades, with clinical trials and ever-evolving medical applications furthering the growth of the nanomedicine field. The most common application ...

A global survey of companies pursuing 'nanomedicine' indicates that nanotechnology is taking root in the drug and medical device industry. This article presents data from the above study showing that ...

When I first realized the scale of the challenge posed by neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), I felt simultaneously humbled ...

In a promising advance for cancer treatment, Northwestern University scientists have re-engineered the molecular structure of a common chemotherapy drug, making it dramatically more soluble and ...

Cancer drugs don’t discriminate. They kill all cells, not just the cancerous ones. So drugmakers often look for ways to minimize how much of a chemotherapy drug ends up in healthy tissue while still ...

In a major advancement in nanomedicine, scientists have successfully programmed nanorobots to shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply. In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State ...

Maria Kavallaris receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Research Council, Cancer Council NSW, and The Kids Cancer Project. Thomas P Davis receives funding ...

MagForce injects iron oxide nanoparticles into a patient and then vibrates them with a magnetic field to generate heat that helps kill cancer cells. It sounds like science fiction but it’s real.