Nanotechnology in Medicine: Massive Advances on a Tiny Scale

24 Jan, 2008 01:15 pm Professor Naomi Halas at Rice University (TX) discusses her nanotechnology research and its applicable uses in science and medicine of the future. (CNN)

Nano particles, medicine and heat conduction

23 Oct, 2007 11:10 am Metal nano particles have a particularly large optical cross-section that can be used in high resolution imaging and treating cancer. Heat transport,...

2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Knockout Mice

9 Oct, 2007 11:09 am The winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine were announced this morning.

Enabling New Medical Interventions through Medical Nanorobotics

26 Jun, 2007 05:17 pm Nearly 100,000 km of blood vessels inside the human body could provide the best routes for conducting new or improved medical interventions non-invasively...

Potential of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine

27 Jun, 2007 06:08 pm Stem cells have the potential to become all the cells and tissues in the human body. These cells have been described as embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and...

Stem Cells from Testicular Biopsy

21 Apr, 2006 04:51 pm In a report recently published in Nature, a team of scientists describe a new technique to produce pluripotency stem cells from testis cells...

Stem Cells - ethical debates and historical remarks

9 Apr, 2006 03:11 pm Ethical concerns about stem cell research are deeply rooted in the past. Understanding the historical content of these concerns may help to foster an open...