News articles tagged with 'nanodiamond'
Tiny gems take big step toward battling cancer
— 10 Mar 2011 18:23 | HealthChemotherapy drug resistance contributes to treatment failure in more than 90 percent of metastatic cancers. Overcoming this hurdle would significantly improve cancer survival rates…
Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle
— 31 Aug 2010 09:33 | Geology and palaeontologyAbout 12,900 years ago, a sudden cold snap interrupted the gradual warming that had followed the last Ice Age. The cold lasted for the 1,300-year interval known as the Younger Dryas…
Arizona's mammoth hunters - out with a whimper or a bang?
— 13 Apr 2010 09:44 | Geology and palaeontologyA team of researchers from the University of Arizona has revisited evidence pointing to a cataclysmic event thought by many scientists to have wiped out the North American megafauna…
Game-changing nanodiamond discovery for MRI
— 20 Jan 2010 16:17 | HealthA Northwestern University study shows that coupling a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent to a nanodiamond results in dramatically enhanced signal intensity and thus vivid…
Promise of nanodiamonds for safer gene therapy
— 2 Sep 2009 13:35 | HealthGene therapy holds promise in the treatment of a myriad of diseases, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes, among many others. However, developing a scalable system for delivering…
New tool for next-generation cancer treatments using nanodiamonds
— 19 May 2009 15:50 | TechnologyA research team at Northwestern University has demonstrated a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells…
Six North American sites hold 12900 year-old nanodiamond-rich soil
— 1 Jan 2009 19:00 | Geology and palaeontologyAbundant tiny particles of diamond dust exist in sediments dating to 12,900 years ago at six North American sites, adding strong evidence for Earth's impact with a rare swarm of carbon-and-water-rich…
Nanodiamond drug device could transform cancer treatment
— 27 Oct 2008 12:02 | HealthA Northwestern University research team has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous…
Spitzer's eyes perfect for spotting diamonds in the sky
— 27 Feb 2008 18:00 | AstronomyDiamonds may be rare on Earth, but surprisingly common in space - and the super-sensitive infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope are perfect for scouting them, say scientists…
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