Distinguishing tumors from normal brain cells is important in diagnosis and is particularly challenging in glioma (a type of tumor that occurs in the brain and spinal cord) surgery due to the lack of clear interfaces between healthy and affected cells. Prof. Marie...
Inflammation Hallmarks of Aging
Aged tissues bear the hallmarks of chronic inflammation.
Antibody and Antibody Derivatives as Cancer Therapeutics
The immunoglobulin G scaffold can be engineered to increase stability, improve efficacy, and allow novel functionality as a potent anti‐cancer therapeutic.
RNA and Cancer Biology
A fundamental challenge in the study of cancer biology is to uncover molecular mechanisms that lead to malignant cellular transformation.
Bee Toxin for Asthma Research
A new delivery system for siRNA targeting lung T cells.
Trackable Smart Drug Delivery System for Cancer Treatment
Multimodal imaging for guided injection and positioning of eccentric magnetic microcapsules with electromagnetically controlled drug release.
Applications of Molecular Engineering in T-cell-based Immunotherapies
Harnessing an individual’s immune cells to mediate antitumor and antiviral responses is a life‐saving option for some patients with otherwise intractable forms of cancer and infectious disease.
DNA Nanotechnology Goes Biomedical
The challenges and an outlook on this promising class of DNA hybrid materials are discussed.
Cold Atmospheric Plasma Fighting Infections
German researchers tested the efficacy of cold atmospheric plasma in the inactivation and removal of infections.
Raman Spectroscopy Guidance System Integrated with a Brain Biopsy Needle
A team of Canadian researchers developed and clinically tested a navigation‐guided fiberoptic Raman probe that allows surgeons to interrogate brain tissue in situ at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal.