A specific epigenetic signature in patients who respond to chemotherapy offers potential to improve treatment.
Therapeutics
Microrobots kill fungal infections in just ten minutes
To curb the rising threat of fungal infections, researchers crafted iron oxide nanoparticles as speedy, effective, and inexpensive antifungal agents.
A synthetic nanoenzyme helps combat IBD
To minimize inflammation in IBD, scientists have developed a synthetic enzyme that targets multiple problematic pathways.
How the brain protects itself from the negative effects of CBD
To understand CBD’s impact and the risks associated with consumption, researchers explore how a fellow brain cell prevents toxicity in neurons.
A long-lasting drug delivery system to treat HIV
This clever drug delivery platform could improve HIV patients’ adherence to treatment and help eradicate the virus.
Using bacterial infections to help treat brain tumors
Inspired by brain-invading bacteria, researchers have created nanocapsules that covertly shuttle drugs across the blood–brain barrier.
Soft robot transports and delivers drugs inside the gut
A shape-shifting robot can access hard-to-reach locations in the GI tract, and is a step up from conventional endoscopic techniques.
Relief for treatment-resistant depression
The antipsychotic medication aripiprazole has been shown to help adults over 60 with treatment-resistant depression.
siRNA therapies delivered with oral nanocapsules
Drugs based on nucleic acids are easily degradable and tough to deliver, but a way around this is to coat them in protective carrier.
Inhaled “bubbles” help deliver drugs to the lungs
An inhaled drug carrier helps minimize side effects while delivering drugs to the lungs to treat diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis.
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