Medications

Ultrasound-triggered liposomes for on-demand, local anesthesia

Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have found a new way to non-invasively relieve pain at local sites in the body; such systems could one day improve pain management by replacing addictive opioids and short-lasting ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mask with myoinositol / trehalose aids adult female acne

(HealthDay)—A ready-to-use peel-off facial mask containing myoinositol and trehalose-loaded liposomes results in clinically detectable improvements in adult female acne (AFA), according to a study published online March ...

Oncology & Cancer

Heat-activated 'grenade' to target cancer

Researchers have developed cancer drug-packed 'grenades' armed with heat sensitive triggers, allowing for treatment to be targeted directly at tumours, according to two studies due to be presented at the National Cancer Research ...

Medical research

A step towards a type 1 diabetes vaccine by using nanotherapy

For the first time, liposomes that imitate cells in the process of natural death have been used to treat diabetes. Researchers at Germans Trias Research Institute (at UAB-Campus of International Excellence Sphere) generated ...

Oncology & Cancer

Liposome research adds up to better cancer treatment options

In the race to find more effective ways to treat cancer, Boise State biophysicist Daniel Fologea is working outside the rules of general mathematics that say one plus one equals two. In his world, one plus one adds up to ...

Immunology

Study could aid development of new drugs to treat gout

Findings from a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study could lead to the development of new drugs to treat gout. The study, led by Liang Qiao, MD, and his colleagues and collaborators, was published March ...

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