Institute of Nano Science & Technology scientists design nanoparticles with chitosan to reduce severity of rheumatoid arthritis
Scientists from Mohali-based Institute of Nano Science & Technology (INST) have formulated nanoparticles with chitosan to reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis. The scientists also loaded these nanoparticles with zinc gluconate. INST is an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology Government of India.
Jul 13, 2020, 07:10 AM IST
Beware! Canned foods may harm your digestive system
Do you like canned foods such as corn, tuna, asparagus or chicken? If yes, then think twice before consuming it. A team of researchers have warned that the canned foods may contain zinc oxide that can damage your digestive system.
Apr 11, 2018, 10:44 AM IST
Nanoparticles may be solution against antibiotic resistance
The lung is so significantly damaged that patients often die or need to have a lung transplant. Permanent treatment with inhaled antibiotics play a considerable part in this.
Dealing with cancer might become easier with new nanoparticles
The self-stopping nanoparticles could soon be used as part of hyperthermic-thermotherapy to treat patients with cancer.
This is how nanoparticles get into blood and damage heart – Read
In experiments using harmless ultra-fine particles of gold, the scientists were able for the first time to track how such nanoparticles are breathed in, pass through the lungs and then gain access to the blood.
Apr 26, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
Gold nanoparticles helps in delivering drugs into cancer cells
A recent research found that gold nanoparticles helps in delivering a drug right into the heart of cancer cells.
Nov 08, 2016, 19:34 PM IST
Nanoparticle injections hold hope for osteoarthritis patients
US researchers have designed a peptide-based nanoparticle, which when injected into an injured joint will not only suppress the inflammation immediately but also reduce the destruction of cartilage, thus lowering the risk for osteoarthritis.
Sep 28, 2016, 22:21 PM IST
A nanodrug can help spot early stage cancer: Scientists
After properly identifying faulty cells, the drug breaches those cells - a process that only affects the tumour cells and leaves the rest of the organism undisturbed.
Mar 17, 2016, 20:05 PM IST
Shape-shifting nanoparticles to deliver drugs
Professor Warren Chan from the University of Toronto has spent the last decade figuring out how to deliver chemotherapy drugs into tumours - and nowhere else.
Feb 22, 2016, 11:31 AM IST
Now, a `super-strong` metal that is also light
A newly developed blend of magnesium and ceramic silicon carbide nanoparticles is likely to bring about a revolution in the production of airplanes, spacecraft and cars.
Dec 26, 2015, 12:44 PM IST
Inexpensive way to clean water from oil sands wastewater
Water in tailing ponds left to biodegrade naturally in the environment still contains these contaminants decades later.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:22 PM IST
New method removes nanoparticles from blood with ease
A team of US engineers has developed a new technology that uses an electrical field to easily and quickly isolate drug-delivery nanoparticles from the blood.
Nov 23, 2015, 13:53 PM IST
'Healthier' sunscreen that does not penetrate skin developed
Researchers have used nanoparticles to develop a sunscreen that does not penetrate the skin, eliminating serious health concerns associated with commercial sunblocks.
Sep 30, 2015, 19:07 PM IST
Indian-origin scientist designs tiny 'vehicle' to drive drugs to targets
With the side-effects of therapy being one of the major stumbling blocks in advancing treatment for deadly diseases, a team of scientists, including one of Indian origin, has designed a "nanovehicle" that could drive drugs straight to their destinations - the diseased tissues - thereby sparing other healthy organs from any unintended effects.
Sep 21, 2015, 15:37 PM IST
