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Life & Chemistry

Targeted Nanoparticles: A New Approach to Cancer Therapy

One of the primary challenges associated with this type of therapy is delivering the therapeutic agent into the body and then to the tumor in a safe and…

Studies and Analyses

Targeting Cancer Cells: Laser-Activated Nanocomposite Breakthrough

In a presentation at the NSTI Nanotech 2007 Conference, researchers describe work conducted at the NanoBiotechnology Center, Department of Radiation Medicine,…

Health & Medicine

Nanomedicine Advances Nerve Cell Regeneration Techniques

The ability to regenerate nerve cells in the body could reduce the effects of trauma and disease in a dramatic way. In two presentations at the NSTI Nanotech…

Medical Engineering

Nanostructured Coatings Enhance Targeted Drug Therapy for Implants

In a paper presented at the NSTI Nanotech 2007 Conference, researchers at the University of California, San Francisco demonstrate how they have created…

Life & Chemistry

New Chemical Profiles Aim for Rapid Diarrhoea Diagnosis

It is hoped the discovery of these chemical profiles will lead to the development of an electronic device capable of rapid diagnosis at the bedside, saving…

Environmental Conservation

Sunderland Unveils Affordable Green Computer Solution for SMEs

The new computer system will not only offer the processing power of a multi-million pound computer at an affordable price to small businesses, but will do so…

Transportation and Logistics

UWE Graduate Innovates Speed Camera Design for Better Safety

He is taking part in a new UWE scheme called the Graduate Consultancy Scheme to place recent graduates in industrial settings to share the best in design…

Information Technology

Surrey's Department of Computing goes back to school with videoconferencing

In partnership with Coombe Girls’ and Boys’ Schools in Kingston, Surrey has successfully tested Open Source videoconferencing technology in a project sponsored…

Business and Finance

Britain's Asian Rich List

It includes first, second and third generation achievers. The list also provides the definitive guide to who's who in the Asian business world,” says Dr…

Life & Chemistry

Parkinson’s Protein Protects Neurons from Stress Induced Cell Death:“Parkin” Activates Survival Mechanism of Neuronal Cells

Especially in cases of early manifestation of the disease mutations in the so-called parkin gene are of great significance. In a collaborative effort the…

Physics & Astronomy

Stunning Views of Deuteronilus Mensae on Mars Revealed

They show the Deuteronilus Mensae region, located on the northern edge of Arabia Terra and bordering the southern highlands and the northern lowlands. Situated…

Life & Chemistry

New Chemotherapeutic Training Degree Launches Nationwide

The degree is the first of its kind in the country, fulfilling a need to provide graduates with skills in the chemistry and biology of cancer, and direct…

Life & Chemistry

HIV’s effect on white blood cells questioned by new research

The researchers were looking at T helper cells, a class of white blood cells which recognise infection and co-ordinate the body’s immune defences. They are…

Health & Medicine

Transplanting Gut Microbes in Mice Sheds Light on Metabolism

Bugs in the gut are known as gut microbes and they live symbiotically in human and animal bodies. The new study involved understanding the major role that gut…

Studies and Analyses

Smokers Face Higher Depression Risk Than Non-Smokers

It is known that depression is associated with cigarette smoking, but the nature of this association is discussed under various hypotheses. First, according to…

Life & Chemistry

Caspase-14: A Key Protein for Skin Protection from UVB

VIB researchers connected to Ghent University have demonstrated that the caspase-14 protein – whose function has been unknown up to now – not only plays a role…

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