Multicolor quantum dots, due to their nature as tunable fluorescent nanoparticles, can make ideal tools for identifying cancer cells in tissue biopsies, according to scientists from Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Duke University nanomedicine researchers may be taking the next step to develop a simple and affordable way to loading targeted nano-doses of cancer drug payloads. Discovery of consistent and reliable self-assembly is a key to success, researchers say.

Nanoresearchers at the University of Central Florida are opening a new avenue in the search for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, having discovered a mechanism that may be responsible for early deterioration of brain function in Alzheimer's victims.