End of injections? Octopus-inspired suction cup delivers drugs to the bloodstream
From ETH Zurich 04/10/23 Many of today’s medications belong to groups of relatively large molecules such as peptides. They are used to treat a wide range of diseases, including diabetes, obesity and prostate cancer. Unfortunately, taking these medications in tablet form is out of the question in most cases because they would break down in […]
Novel cancer therapy: Light-triggered nanospheres attack tumors from within
From New York University 05/09/23 Unique nanoplatform combines tumor detection and monitoring with potent, light-triggered cancer therapy In a breakthrough in cancer therapeutics, a team of researchers at the Magzoub Biophysics Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has made a significant advance in light-based therapies – biocompatible and biodegradable tumor-targeting nanospheres that combine tumor detection […]