In this interview, Dr. Freya Leech, a researcher at NanoFCM, discusses the current challenges and future prospects in ...

Contrast agents are often used in diagnostic technologies like MRIs. There are many different types of contrast agents, which can make tissues much easier to see against the background fluids of the ...

When a wound turns septic, healing can quickly become a battle. Antibiotics have been the go-to defense for decades, but ...

New nanoparticles made from bacteria and liquid metal locate tumors, trigger immune attacks, and destroy cancer in mice under ...

University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans, have found that oxalic acid, a molecule found in many foods, can ...

Wounds that do not heal are often caused by bacterial infections and are particularly dangerous for the elderly and people ...

Plastic pollution represents a global environmental challenge, and once in the environment, plastic can fragment into smaller ...

A new study discovered that some of the smallest plastic particles can penetrate crops by entering the roots and traveling to the edible parts of vegetables putting food safety and human health at ...

Over the last 12 months there have been a number of anecdotal stories of lipid nanoparticle and spike protein shedding through human-to-human transmission in the media. Stories around circles of ...

Plastic nanoparticles have been found in the edible parts of vegetables for the first time, raising fresh concerns about ...