Drug Kinetics – News and Features

To make it easier for children to receive all of their vaccines, MIT researchers are working to develop microparticles that can release their payload weeks or months after being injected.

UVA Health researchers developed a non-invasive focused ultrasound method with microbubbles that stops the growth of cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) in mice. The approach temporarily opens the blood-brain barrier without drugs.

Researchers have created a new kind of nanoparticle that could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer, while also helping prevent tumors from coming back.

Engineers at Brown University have designed a nanoscale drug delivery system that enhances the effectiveness of an antifungal drug against Candida species, including drug-resistant strains.

Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-infused gel that slowly releases "smells" that are attractive to coral larvae. Applying the gel to surfaces can increase coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times, aiding coral reef restoration.

Researchers at Empa have developed a flexible, tear-resistant material from the mycelium of an edible mushroom. Grown as a living system, the fungal composite forms films and stabilizes emulsions without chemical processing.

Researchers have developed a new way to make hydrogel materials without the need for toxic chemical initiators. The method, which uses ultrasound waves to drive gel formation, is also significantly faster than traditional synthesis approaches.

Researchers have found that drug effectiveness, alcohol tolerance and carbohydrate metabolism change with the seasons in non-human primates.

A new study turns long-held conventional wisdom about a certain type of polymer on its head, greatly expanding understanding of how some of biochemistry’s fundamental forces work.

A study shows that cinnamaldehyde in cinnamon supplements can activate drug-processing pathways, potentially affecting how medications are metabolized. While culinary use poses minimal risk, excessive consumption could alter drug clearance.