Research Highlights
Showcase of NIBIB-Supported Research: 2005
Soft Nanotechnology
Images Tumors: December 22, 2005
A new technique combining flexible microbubbles and optical imaging may enable researchers
to discover dormant metastatic cancer cells as well as improve tumor staging and
classification.
Targeted Drug
Delivery With Microbubbles: September 16, 2005
A new method for delivering drugs directly to diseased tissue may increase the effectiveness
of chemotherapy in brain tumors and reduce its toxic effect on healthy cells.
Medication Boosts
Brain Activity in Kids With Attention Disorders: August 11, 2005
An innovative functional magnetic resonance imaging technique reveals unusually
low activity levels in the brain of teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD), a reading disorder, or both conditions.
Painless Imaging
Reduces Need for Painful Biopsies: July 13, 2005
A modified magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that can assess a patient
in less than 20 minutes and does not require injection of specialized dye may help
identify cancers and track the effectiveness of treatment.
Microscopic Scaffolds
May Help Regenerate Cells: June 10, 2005
Innovative synthetic tissue scaffolds that transport molecular signals directly
to ailing cells such as those in the brain or spinal cord may eventually provide
a way to regenerate damaged neurons and restore junctions between nerve fibers lost
in paralysis.
Warped Map Helps
Chart the Brain: April 29, 2005
A new brain database and atlas may answer some of the most vexing questions about
how the brain works. Image warping techniques allow investigators to compare individual
brains with populations of healthy or diseased brains.
Molecular Footprints
Step Up Drug Development: March 30, 2005
Synchrotron X-ray footprinting coupled with 3-D computer modeling yields unprecedented
insight into the molecular interaction of two viral molecules responsible for causing
colds and pinkeye.
Polymer Library May Improve Gene Therapy for Cancer:
February 28, 2005
Materials scientists have teamed up with medical researchers to develop a novel
way to deliver a deadly payload to cancer cells. The new technique caused 40 percent
of prostate tumors in mice to shrink in initial experiments.
Bioengineered
Tissue Scaffold Promotes Wound Healing: January 28, 2005
A bioengineered material now plays a crucial role in treating conditions ranging
from incontinence to burns.
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