Nanomaterials soak up radicals, could aid treatment of COVID-19 ARTIFICIAL ENZYMES MADE OF TREATED CHARCOAL, SEEN IN THIS ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE IMAGE, COULD HAVE THE POWER TO CURTAIL DAMAGING LEVELS OF SUPEROXIDES. HOUSTON – (July 1, 2020) – Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of superoxides, radical...
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Gold nanoparticles to save neurons from cell death
Published on ACS Nano, journal of the American Chemical Society, the study opens important perspectives for treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease, but also epilepsy, brain trauma and stroke. NEURONS AND ATROCYTES UNDER A FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE view more CREDIT: IIT-ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA Lecce, 25th June 2020 – Gold nanoparticles have been...
Slow release of two chemicals protects the heart after experimental heart attacks
Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly reduced the size of dead heart tissue and improved the function of the left ventricle. UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A novel treatment reduces heart damage after serious heart attacks in two animal models. Injections of two chemicals in a slow-release form significantly...
Gold nanoparticles to save neurons from cell death
Published on ACS Nano, journal of the American Chemical Society, the study opens important perspectives for treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease, but also epilepsy, brain trauma and stroke. ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA – IIT CREDIT: IIT-ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA Lecce, 25th June 2020 – Gold nanoparticles have been developed in the...
Scientists found out how nanoparticles kill cancer cells
In the authors’ opinion, this research will help to treat oncology IMMANUEL KANT BALTIC FEDERAL UNIVERSITY CREDIT: IMMANUEL KANT BALTIC FEDERAL UNIVERSITY Scientists from the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (IKBFU) and National University of Science and Technology “MISiS” have studied how magnet nanoparticles affect cancer cells in the human liver. In the authors’ opinion,...
Magnetic guidance improves stem cells’ ability to treat occupational lung disease
Durham, NC – Results of a study released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine(SCTM) may point the way to a cure for a serious lung disease called silicosis that affects millions of workers worldwide. Silicosis results from years of breathing in dust microparticles of silica by workers in professions such as construction and sand blasting....
NANOPARTICLES ENTER LIVING CELLS TO GATHER CANCER CLUES
A new imaging technique sends nanoparticles into living cells to reveal important information about cell structure—including how tumor cells physically change as they form a tumor.A new imaging technique sends nanoparticles into living cells to reveal important information about cell structure—including how tumor cells physically change as they form a tumor.A new imaging technique sends...
Sensitive 10 Minute Antibody Test for SARS-CoV-2 Developed
A team of researchers at the Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China, and collaborators report development of a rapid diagnostic assay for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human blood. They report accurate detection with patient samples, with only 10 minutes to get a readout per blood sample. The new method is a lateral flow assay, much...
New mask material can remove virus-size nanoparticles
Scientists around the world are scrambling to adapt their research to find solutions to the many problems raised by the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the world, not the least being a face mask shortage. “We have developed and tested a highly breathable nanocellulose material that can remove particles smaller than 100 nanometres, the size of viruses,”...
Curcumin is the spice of life when delivered via tiny nanoparticles
by University of South Australia For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to validate these claims with clinical studies. The failure of the body to easily absorb curcumin has been a thorn in the side of medical researchers seeking scientific...