UI Study Suggests Promising Treatment For Diabetic Pregnancies
...he need for anti-rejection drugs, investigatorsare encapsulating the pancreatic islet cells within a gelatin. The materialallows small substances such as glucose and insulin to pass freely but preventsthe large molecules and cells of the immune system from interacting with theislet cells and thereby prevents rejec...Animal study show that heat-sensitive liposome improves chemotherapy delivery to tumors
...mpared to controls, the scientists reported. Only encapsulating the drug in the non-thermosensitive liposome gave a drug-related therapeutic effect at this temperature. However, heating the tumor at 42 degrees C for an hour slowed tumor growth with or without doxorubicin, indicative of hyperthermia's own ability...