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New ‘Smart’ Nanotherapeutics Can Deliver Drugs Directly to the Pancreas

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Tim

ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 2012) — A research collaboration between the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Children’s Hospital Boston has developed “smart” injectable nanotherapeutics that can be programmed to selectively deliver drugs to the cells of the … Continue reading →

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Drug prevents Type 2 Diabetes in Majority of High-Risk Individuals

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Tim

A pill taken once a day in the morning prevented type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity and other markers put them at highest risk for the disease, U.S. scientists report. The team also … Continue reading →

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