Therapeutics Research highlights
KAIMRC Innovations highlights the most exciting research taking place at the different research centers in KAIMRC. The research highlights are informative articles that cover breakthrough research and are accessible to the wider science community and a general audience interested in science. With regular weekly updates, this is the place to keep up with the best clinical and medical research happening at KAIMRC and around the world.
International Research Highlight
Beta
cell boost could replace insulin injections
February 28, 2017
A strategy for deriving beta cells from patients with type I diabetes could transform disease treatment.
KAIMRC Research Highlight
Smart
nanoparticles for cancer drug delivery
January 10, 2017
Magneto-fluorescent nanoparticles successfully deliver anti-cancer drug to breast cancer cells.
KAIMRC Research Highlight
Balancing CT dose
and image quality
December 25, 2016
New techniques to improve image quality in CT scans while reducing radiation dose may compromise quality at certain thresholds, potentially resulting in misdiagnosis.
KAIMRC Research Highlight
Light-responsive
shape-changing molecules
December 13, 2016
Nanowires that undergo reversible shape-changes in response to light could act as artificial tails to steer drugs around the body.
International Research Highlight
Making room for regeneration
November 1, 2016
Drugs that prevent the accumulation of scar-forming molecules could facilitate nerve repair in multiple sclerosis and other disorders.
KAIMRC Research Highlight
Recipes
for better drug delivery
August 14, 2016
Fine-tuned nanocarriers loaded with natural products may improve targeted drug delivery and enhance anti-cancer activity
International Research Highlight
A protective coat for
nanoparticles
August 14, 2016
Nanoparticles coated in a ‘don’t-eat-me’ protein can evade the body’s immune system, improving chances of successful drug delivery.
International Research Highlight
Silkworms’ sweet
success
August 14, 2016
Silkworms could point toward a new preventative therapy for type II diabetes.
International Research Highlight
Drug-carrying nanoparticles
not reaching targets
August 11, 2016
The targeted delivery of drug-carrying nanoparticles to solid tumours needs improvement before it can be effective in humans.
KAIMRC Research Highlight
Manipulating metals
for medicine
August 11, 2016
A simple and robust synthetic method could help magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles reach their potential as a powerful clinical tool.