‘Nanopieces’ may deliver drugs to treat incurable bone cancer

Nanotechnology may lead to a way to treat an aggressive bone cancer that has proven disappointingly unresponsive to existing cancer therapies.

Brown University • futurity
Nov. 7, 2019 ~3 min

DNA delivery into T cells may improve immunotherapy

A new method that delivers DNA directly into immune cells could help solve some of the problems with immunotherapy cancer treatments.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Oct. 16, 2019 ~5 min


Inhaled drug for preemies cuts pneumonia risk in mice

A drug to protect the lungs of premature babies from pneumonia fell flat before. New research with mice suggests it just needs to go up the nose.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Oct. 16, 2019 ~1 min

Unstable packages could deliver drugs that don’t dissolve right

Unstable metal organic frameworks could help deliver drugs that don't dissolve correctly, or at all, inside the body, researchers report.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 7, 2019 ~3 min

Invention uses nanoparticles to track chemo in the body

Is a dose of chemotherapy too much or too little? Is it going to the tumor or a vital organ? A new invention promises better monitoring.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 26, 2019 ~3 min

Tiny bubbles could deliver cancer-killing drugs

Our cells release tiny bubbles to transfer genetic material to other cells. They could help deliver cancer treatments that seek and destroy tumor cells.

Sarina Gleason-Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 13, 2019 ~3 min

Tiny ‘glass’ bottles deliver drugs at right temp and place

"This new method could allow infusion therapies to target specific parts of the body and potentially negating certain side effects..."

Josh Brown-Georgia Tech • futurity
Aug. 16, 2019 ~4 min

‘Trojan horse’ disguises chemo drug as fat to kill tumors

A stealthy new drug delivery system gets chemotherapy drugs behind enemy lines by disguising them as fat.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
July 19, 2019 ~3 min


Hydrogel bio-inks keep therapeutic proteins in place

A new class of hydrogel bio-inks consists of 2D mineral nanoparticles to sequester and 3D print therapeutics at precise locations.

Texas A&M University • futurity
June 6, 2019 ~3 min

Special backings on jewelry deliver birth control

Rather than taking a daily pill or wearing a patch, future birth control users might just put on their earrings.

John Toon-Georgia Tech • futurity
May 14, 2019 ~6 min

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