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Therapeutic Delivery – News and Features

A pill capsule split open, with the chemical structure of a drug inside.
News

Innovative DNA Hydrogels for Sustained Drug Release

A hydrogel made from DNA holds promise for sustained drug release.
White pills on brain MRI scans, symbolizing nanoparticle drug delivery systems for non-addictive pain treatments
Article

Nanoparticle-Delivered Pain Medication Could Help Address the Opioid Crisis

Professor Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu discusses the nanoparticle delivery system behind the non-addictive pain medication Envelta and how this treatment could help overcome issues surrounding efficacy and off-target effects.
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Article

Rheology Basics and Testing Rheological Properties

Discover the science of rheology—exploring how materials flow and deform, essential for industries like food, polymers and pharmaceuticals, and gain key insights into viscosity, elasticity and practical testing techniques.
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Researchers Find Better Treatment for Rare Pregnancy-Related Cancer

Scientists have found a way to combat a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and to better ensure the drug used for the disease reaches tumor cells without damaging healthy tissue.
A researcher pipettes pink cell culture medium into a six-well plate, next to a stack of petri dishes filled with medium.
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Researchers Engineer Living Materials With Unique Properties

Researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials, enabling more precise control over their structure and how they respond to force.
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News

How RNA Molecules Carry Instructions Across Many Generations

New research challenges previous assumptions about RNA transport, finding that RNA can carry instructions across generations.
Primary Prevention trial participant Hannah Richardson, 24, undergoes a clinical exam given by WashU Medicine neurologist Nupur Ghoshal, MD, PhD.
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Alzheimer’s Trial Testing Preventative Treatment Begins

An international trial is testing remternetug in young adults at genetic risk for early-onset Alzheimer’s. The study aims to prevent amyloid buildup before symptoms arise, potentially stopping the disease in its earliest stage.
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Printable Nanoparticles Enable Mass Production of Wearable Biosensors

Caltech engineers have developed wearable sensors that use inkjet-printed nanoparticles to monitor vitamins, hormones and medications in real time. These biosensors have been tested on patients with long COVID and cancer.
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News

This Delicate Nanoflower Is Downright Deadly to Bacteria

A carnation-like nanostructure demonstrates antibiotic and anti-inflammatory properties when included in bandages.
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Scientists Astonished by Longevity of Surgery-Free Technique

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to have unexpectedly long-lasting benefits in lab tests – a promising sign for its potential to help human patients.
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