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Gene therapy relieves back pain, repairs damaged disc in mice
Study suggests nanocarriers loaded with DNA could replace opioids.
May 16, 2024 Read more
Miniature, lab-created human organs to fast-track new disease treatments
Creating tiny, laboratory grown organs is one of the latest developments in the search for new personalised medical treatments.
May 16, 2024 Read more
Engineering a new color palette for single-molecule imaging
Researchers outline a way to create dozens of new 'colors' to multiplex single-molecule measurements.
May 15, 2024 Read more
Protein-based hydrogel breaks down alcohol in the body
Researchers have developed a protein-based gel that breaks down alcohol in the gastrointestinal tract without harming the body. In the future, people who take the gel could reduce the harmful and intoxicating effects of alcohol.
May 13, 2024 Read more
Plant virus based nanoparticles show promise against metastatic cancer in mice
Study finds nanoparticles from cowpea mosaic virus effective in suppressing metastatic cancer in mice, improving survival rates across models.
May 13, 2024 Read more
New toolkit makes molecular dynamics simulations more accessible
Researchers developed software package that will make it straightforward for researchers to run parallel cascade selection molecular dynamics (PaCS-MD) simulations.
May 13, 2024 Read more
Molecular roll of the dice delivers winning combinations
A chance discovery about protein assemblies has opened up transformative potential for biomanufacturing and vaccine development.
May 13, 2024 Read more
Designer peptoids mimic nature's helices
Researchers learn to control peptoid 'handedness', one key to precision drug delivery and diagnostics.
May 10, 2024 Read more
Scientists developed innovative method to customize and strengthen DNA origami structures
A new technique in building DNA structures at a microscopic level has the potential to advance drug delivery and disease diagnosis, a study suggests.
May 9, 2024 Read more
Chemists produce new-to-nature enzyme containing boron
Boronic acid, not naturally occurring, enables unique chemical reactions. An engineered enzyme with boronic acid enhances selectivity and power, offering a more sustainable alternative.
May 9, 2024 Read more
Researchers develop a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier
The scientists hope their method, which shows early promise in preclinical models, may someday target brain metastases and primary breast cancer tumors in one treatment.
May 7, 2024 Read more
'Quartet nanocage' vaccine protects against future coronavirus outbreaks
Researchers have developed a new vaccine technology that has been shown in mice to provide protection against a broad range of coronaviruses with potential for future disease outbreaks - including ones we don't even know about.
May 6, 2024 Read more
In a first, researchers generate a direct measurement of the interaction between immune cells and cancer cells from a patient's biopsy
The pioneering biological research and development measures changes in immune system cells adjacent to cancer cells, providing crucial insights into the patient's immune response and potentially enhancing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.
May 6, 2024 Read more
Aligned peptide 'noodles' could enable lab-grown biological tissues
The development of a novel fabrication process to create aligned nanofiber hydrogels could offer new possibilities for tissue regeneration after injury and provide a way to test therapeutic drug candidates without the use of animals.
May 3, 2024 Read more
Advancing responsive colloidal nanomaterials with virus-polymer crystals
Scientists create self-assembling colloidal crystals from bacteriophages and synthetic polymers that could enable responsive drug delivery, antimicrobial surfaces, biosensors and tunable nanomaterials.
May 3, 2024 Read more
Marriage of synthetic biology and 3D printing produces programmable living materials
Researchers report 3D printing a bioink containing plant cells that were then genetically modified, producing programmable materials.
May 2, 2024 Read more
Tracking the dynamics of biomolecules with optofluidic antennas
Physicists have improved a photonic structure known from quantum optics - the planar optical antenna - for use in aqueous media to monitor dynamic processes. This enables conformational changes of individual biomolecules to be observed with the highest temporal resolution.
April 30, 2024 Read more
Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers
Researchers created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases.
April 29, 2024 Read more