Cigarette smoke extract primes airway cells for greater nanoplastic damage
A laboratory model reveals how smoke-damaged epithelial barriers may leave airway cells more vulnerable to a second environmental…
New strategy combines cancer immunotherapy and gene therapy in a single nanoparticle
Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system’s surveillance. A KAIST research team has developed a new…
New photothermal therapy overcomes major cancer treatment barriers
In a promising development for cancer treatment, a collaborative research team has overcome two issues that have prevented…
New portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
New method improves understanding of drug delivery nanoparticles
Modern medicine increasingly relies on targeted drug delivery – a process during which tiny particles (nanoparticles) transport drugs…
Study offers practical guidance for future mRNA vaccine patch design
New research could help make future mRNA vaccines easier to store and distribute. The study, involving RMIT University,…
Prime and pull vaccine approach prevents genital herpes infection
Genital herpes is a lifelong infection. While available treatments can manage symptoms, they cannot cure the infection or…
Silver nanoparticles enable precise DNA cutting and assembly
DNA is composed of long chains that act as the blueprint for living organisms. In genetic engineering, scientists…
Why H2N2 flu is back on the pandemic preparedness radar
Decades after H2N2 vanished from humans, declining immunity and persistent animal reservoirs are renewing calls for stockpile-ready vaccines…
New nanoparticle system boosts scalable production of therapeutic exosomes
Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in China have developed a streamlined process that makes it easier to…
New nanoparticle therapy overcomes T cell exhaustion in solid tumors
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that could one…
Disordered lipid nanoparticles enhance RNA delivery efficiency
The tiny fatty capsules that delivered COVID-19 mRNA vaccines into billions of arms may work better when they’re…