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Most experts suggest that people enjoy most things in moderation, that is because no matter how important something is, too much of anything can be bad for you. Building on this principal, scientists from EWHA Womens University are working to kill cancer with a new drug that causes calcium to build up which basically chokes …
Tumors constantly shed DNA from dying cells, which briefly circulates in the patient’s bloodstream before it is quickly broken down. Many companies have created blood tests that can pick out this tumor DNA, potentially helping doctors diagnose or monitor cancer or choose a treatment. The amount of tumor DNA circulating at any given time, however, …
Metal oxide nanoparticles – ubiquitous in nature, and commonly used as food coloring and anti-caking agents in the commercial ingredients industry – may damage and disturb parts of the human intestine, according to new research conducted by Cornell and Binghamton University scientists. Their work was published on Feb. 9 in the journal Antioxidants. “We found …
Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have developed a promising, first-of-its-kind messenger RNA therapy for ovarian cancer as well as cachexia, a muscle-wasting condition associated with cancer and other chronic illnesses. The treatment is based on the same principles used in SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and the scientists say mRNA technology, though …
Image: Schematic showing bacterial biohybrid microrobots magnetically guided through fibrous environments. Bacterial biohybrids can release their payload upon NIR irradiation. Credit: Akolpoglu et al., Sci. Adv. 8, eabo6163 (2022) A team of scientists in the Physical Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have combined robotics with biology by equipping E. coli …
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers from the School of Dental Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Science show that a hands-free system could effectively automate the treatment and removal of tooth-decay-causing bacteria and dental plaque. A shapeshifting robotic microswarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, …
A study by a team of researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine provides the first published in-depth description of the anti-cancer activity of capsaicin sustained-release formulations. Capsaicin is naturally found in chili peppers and is the agent that provides a hot and spicy taste when eating chili peppers. Sustained-release formulations …
Nylon cooking bags and plastic-lined cardboard cups are conveniences many people rely on, but a new study in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology suggests that they are an underappreciated source of nanoparticles. They report that the plastic in these products release trillions of nanometer-sized particles into each liter of water that they come in contact …
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the devastating impact of acute lung inflammation (ALI), which is part of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that is the dominant cause of death in COVID-19. A potential new route to the diagnosis and treatment of ARDS comes from studying how neutrophils — the white blood cells responsible for detecting …
Tiny particles of gold could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance, according to research recently published in Chemical Science. Scientists have been investigating the use of gold nanoclusters — each made up of about 25 atoms of gold — to target and disrupt bacterial cells, making them more susceptible to …