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New Technique Reveals Microscopic Heart Vessels with Unprecedented Clarity

A new imaging technique tested in patients could improve the evaluation of cardiac conditions and undiagnosed chest pain.

7 May 2024

Research may Offer a New Way to Break Through Cancer's Hypoxia-Induced Defenses

For most of our tissues and cells, a lack of oxygen, or hypoxia, is bad news. Cancer cells, on the other hand, can thrive in these hypoxic conditions, which render tumors less susceptible to anti-cancer treatments, including radiation.

11 Jul 2023

Attaching Microbubbles to Macrophages can Create Tracking Images for Tumor Diagnosis

Macrophages, a type of white blood cell, defend the body by engulfing and digesting foreign particles, such as bacteria, viruses, and dead cells.

9 May 2023

New Method for Improving Gene Therapy With Nanobubbles

Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is challenging-; requiring a new method.

12 Apr 2023

Researchers created ultrasound-guided microbubbles to enhance immunotherapy performance

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center scientists have created an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy approach that promotes systemic antitumor immunity and increases immune checkpoint blockade therapeutic potential. Nature Nanotechnology published the results of the pioneering study.

1 Jun 2022