From Physics.org: A growing field called nanotechnology is allowing researchers to manipulate molecules and structures much smaller than a single cell to enhance our ability to see, monitor and destroy cancer cells in the body. "Nanotechnology offers an exquisite sensitivity and precision that is difficult to match with any other technology," said Sam Gambhir, MD, [...]

The International Conference On Nanomedicine And Nanobiotechnology is an annual event that hosts high-profile plenary speakers, world class researchers, oral and poster presentations, workshops, sponsor exhibits and afterworks. It is a great opportunity to share your research findings with wide audience, promote knowledge exchange, and network. Topics: Targeted drug delivery and nanocarriers Nanomedicine for cancer [...]

NASA is planning the first manned mission to Mars but there are some risks to astronaut health that scientists are working hard to overcome. For one, space travel can impair an astronaut's vision. Many astronauts report a blurring of their eyesight in microgravity. Researchers are trying to get to the bottom of this phenomenon before [...]

 In the future, NASA astronauts journeying into deep space may give themselves a health check-up with the aid of a small medical device developed by a team of scientists, including one from LLNL. "The point of developing tools like this one is for detecting disease from long-term exposure to microgravity and ionizing radiation," Coleman said, [...]

From the article by Julia Zorthian at Time Magazine: For the human body, Kelly said space travel has "permanent effects we simply do not fully understand" Astronaut Scott Kelly, back from his year in space on the International Space Station, said the “permanent effects we simply do not fully understand” that astronauts experience in space must [...]

From the article by Jeff Kluger at Time Magazine: Everything's different in zero-g You may or may not want to go to space, but here’s something certain: you definitely don’t want to get sick there. Ask the crew of Apollo 7, the 1960s mission in which the commander contracted a cold, spread it to the [...]

Health officials have announced the first death linked to the Zika virus has occurred in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that a Puerto Rican man in his 70s died from internal bleeding related to a rare immune reaction to the Zika virus infection in late February. The reaction, [...]

From New Scientist: It’s one of the most controlled places on the planet. At Australia’s newest nanoscience centre, the air is 100 times cleaner than a sterile surgical operating theatre, and even the slightest vibrations from passing trucks or radio waves are completely blocked out. The Sydney Nanoscience Hub will allow scientists to zoom in [...]

From Chemical and Engineering News: Experts debate controversial paper that suggests delivery efficiencies for cancer nanomedicines are low and not improving. Cancer drugs don’t discriminate. They kill all cells, not just the cancerous ones. So drugmakers often look for ways to minimize how much of a chemotherapy drug ends up in healthy tissue while still [...]

From The Irish Times: Good security is all about vigilance. Your body’s immune system scrutinises all newcomers to weed out whatever looks suspicious and checking and rechecking ID. In University College Dublin, Prof Ken Dawson is developing a new approach to targeting cancer, one based on using “nano” drugs that can pass repeated checks by [...]