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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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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.

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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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How RNA Molecules Carry Instructions Across Many Generations
New research challenges previous assumptions about RNA transport, finding that RNA can carry instructions across generations.

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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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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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Prokaryotic Cells: Definition, Structure and Characteristics
Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that lack membrane-bound structures. This article details the structure of prokaryotic cells and provides examples of prokaryotic organisms.
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