Hydrogel heals third-degree burns
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new jelly-like material appears to promote the repair of severe burns, regenerating healthy, scar-free tissue in early experiments with animals. Continue…
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To treat brain cancer, just add water
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Freeze-dried nanoparticles can deliver gene therapy into human brain cancer cells—and may one day offer an alternative to brain surgery. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 20, 2010 11:31 - 0 Comments
How to drop nanowires on cell targets
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Using virtual “tweezers,” researchers have dropped gold nanowires, each about one-two hundredth the size of a cell, on predetermined spots on target cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 17:42 - 0 Comments
Why cells in 3-D may help curb cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Observing cells in a 3-D environment yields more accurate information about how they move—information that could help develop more effective drugs to prevent cancer’s spread—researchers report in Nature Cell Biology. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 6, 2010 14:31 - 4 Comments
Drug-toting, mucus-busting nanoparticles
JOHNS HOPKINS—Newly developed nanoparticles can easily infiltrate the body’s sticky and viscous mucus barriers to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 15, 2009 17:35 - 6 Comments
This chip’s got real heart (cells)
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Biomedical engineers have built a lab chip with nanoscopic grooves and ridges that grows cardiac tissue closely resembling natural heart muscle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2009 13:25 - 0 Comments
Missing cell ‘cap’ signals sickness
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Wearing a cap can be much more than a fashion statement. In mammal cells, it’s an indication of good health. A bundled cap of thread-like fibers holds a healthy cell’s nucleus in place, researchers have found. (more…)
