BiotechMashup

A research team has shown how PEGylated polylysine dendrimers, a new type of nano-sized drug delivery system, can be altered to target either the lymphatic system or the bloodstream, which may improve the treatment of particular types of diseases.

(Monash University) An international team of scientists, led by Monash University researchers, has found that antioxidants commonly touted for their health-promoting benefits, could contribute to the early onset of type 2 diabetes.

(Monash University) A team of international astrophysicists, including Dr. Maria Lugaro from Monash University, has discovered a new explanation for the early composition of our solar system.

(Boston University College of Engineering) A team of researchers led by Boston University biomedical engineer and chemist Mark Grinstaff has developed a unique material and drug delivery mechanism that could pave the way for implants that release a drug at a designated rate for months.

(Monash University) An international team of Monash and international researchers has been awarded the coveted Medicines for Malaria Vaccine (MMV) Project of the Year award in recognition of their outstanding progress in rapidly developing a new anti-malarial drug candidate for clinical testing.

(University of California - Santa Barbara) Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a potential new drug delivery system. The finding is a biological mechanism for delivery of nanoparticles into tissue. The results are published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

(Duke University) Duke University bioengineers have developed a simple and inexpensive method for loading cancer drug payloads into nano-scale delivery vehicles and demonstrated in animal models that this new nanoformulation can eliminate tumors after a single treatment.

by Curtiss P. Schneider, Diwakar Shukla, Bernhardt L. Trout

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Cancer drugs must be effective. But they must also target cancer cells and spare healthy cells. And -- ideally -- they'll come with an easy antidote. University of Illinois researchers report that they have developed a cancer drug delivery system that achieves all of the above.