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Getting Value from Nanotechnology in Healthcare (IEEE Spectrum)
In a white paper on drug delivery I contributed to writing a couple of years ago and in the accompanying report, we argued that one of the key economic drivers behind nanotechnology in drug delivery was unlocking the hidden value of many pharma companies’ already developed compounds. (read the story…) Related items Magnetic drug delivery device (the... »
Nanotechnology approach may fight problems linked to chemo (Sify News)
Scientists have developed a nanotechnology approach that potentially could eliminate the problems of side effects and drug resistance in the treatment of cancer. (more…) Related items New developments in nanotechnology tackle the two biggest problems associated with chemotherapy (PhysOrg) New developments in nanotechnology tackle the 2 biggest problems associated with chemotherapy (EurekAlert!) Nanomaterial used in cancer tests, medicine delivery... »
Obama 2011 budget request: Food and Drug Administration (Washington Post)
The Food and Drug Administration is one of the few agencies that would see a jump in its budget. The administration proposes to increase it by 6 percent, to $2.51 billion. The White House says much of the additional money will be targeted toward improving food safety, which has been flagged by Ob… (read the... »
Researchers trace HIV mutations that lead to drug resistance (PhysOrg)
Chemists at UC San Diego and statisticians at Harvard University have developed a novel way to trace mutations in HIV that lead to drug resistance. Their findings, once expanded to the full range of drugs available to treat the infection, would allow doctors to tailor drug cocktails to the particular strains of the virus... »
Fake blood 2.0? (The Scientist)
Newly created synthetic particles that mimic red blood cells may one day carry drug molecules and/or oxygen through bloodstreams (get the story…) Related items Video - Magnetic Liquid Separates Blood Cells (Technology Review) Scientists taking closer look at nanoparticles (CTV.ca) Calculations made by physicist Gustav Mie in 1908 put to test on single nanoparticles (Science Daily) Suncreen nanoparticles ‘might be... »
