Plant leaves have a natural superpower — they’re designed with water repelling characteristics. Called a superhydrophobic surface, this trait allows
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Solving a hairy forensic problem
For decades, forensic scientists have tested strands of hair to reveal drug use or poisoning. But in recent years, reports
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New machine learning technique rapidly analyzes nanomedicines for cancer immunotherapy: Novel approach will aid scientists in optimizing SNAs as therapeutic vaccines to treat cancer
With their ability to treat a wide a variety of diseases, spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) are poised to revolutionize medicine.
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Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells
In recent years, the number of targeted cancer drugs has continued to rise. However, conventional chemotherapeutic agents still play an
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Magnetic nanoparticles deliver chemotherapy to difficult-to-reach spinal tumors
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have demonstrated that magnetic nanoparticles can be used to ferry chemotherapy drugs
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A safe and effective way to whiten teeth
In the age of Instagram and Snapchat, everyone wants to have perfect pearly whites. To get a brighter smile, consumers
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Targeting strategy may open door to better cancer drug delivery
Bioengineers may be able to use the unique mechanical properties of diseased cells, such as metastatic cancer cells, to help
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Rabies trick could help treat Parkinson’s Disease
The rabies virus wreaks havoc on the brain, triggering psychosis and death. To get where it needs to go, the
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3-D printed food could change how we eat: Researchers 3-D print food with customized texture and body absorption characteristics
Imagine a home appliance that, at the push of a button, turns powdered ingredients into food that meets the individual
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Organoids created from patients’ bladder cancers could guide treatment: Custom 3-D mini-tumors mimic individual patient’s cancer
Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers have created patient-specific bladder cancer organoids that mimic many of the
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