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Sanjiv ‘Sam’ Gambhir (1962–2020)

On 18 July 2020, the nano community lost a pioneer and visionary. Sadly, Dr Sanjiv ‘Sam’ Gambhir passed away due to...

What’s going on with nanomedicine?

Dec 14, 2020 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Back in the spring of 2015, one of our Nanowerk Spotlights asked the question: "Has nanomedicine lived up...

3 Questions: Phillip Sharp on the discoveries that enabled RNA vaccines for Covid-19

Some of the most promising vaccines developed to combat Covid-19 rely on messenger RNA (mRNA) — a template cells use to...

First-ever phase 3 clinical trial opens for patients with advanced anal cancer

Anal cancer is rare but growing in numbers; a new phase 3 trial for patients with metastatic disease aims to determine if a...

Swiss startup betting on nanotechnology to speed cancer diagnosis

A Switzerland startup is testing a device that relies on nanotechnology to speed up cancer diagnoses, a goal shared by many researchers and...

Tyler Jacks, founding director of MIT’s Koch Institute, to step down

The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer center, has announced that Tyler Jacks...

To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze

The closer people are physically to one another, the higher the chance for exchange, of things like ideas, information, and even...

Nanoparticles can turn off genes in bone marrow cells

Using specialized nanoparticles, MIT engineers have developed a way to turn off specific genes in cells of the bone marrow, which...

OnLume Surgical Awarded $2 Million Grant from National Cancer Institute to Advance the Development of its Novel Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Device

Oct. 2, 2020 12:57 UTC MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OnLume Inc., an early stage medical imaging company with unique technology for improving surgical precision, has...

AI can detect COVID-19 in the lungs like a virtual physician, new study shows

A University of Central Florida researcher is part of a new study showing that artificial intelligence can be nearly as accurate as a...

New Google Search Hacks Push Viruses & Porn

Three incidents demonstrate how cybercriminals leverage the scourge of black-hat search engine optimization to manipulate search results.Computers can be hacked, smartphones can be...

Cannabis During Breast Cancer Treatment: What Are The Benefits?

A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. From the confusion of understanding the road ahead to the hectic schedule of treatment protocols and...

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