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March 31, 2016

Researchers Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Infections With Nanodrug

Yavonda Chase

LITTLE ROCK – A research team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) microbiologist Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., and University of Arkansas chemist Jingyi Chen, Ph.D., has developed an alternative therapeutic approach to fighting antibiotic-resistant infections. The novel method uses a targeted nanodrug consisting of gold nano “cages” loaded with antibiotic that when irradiated…


November 13, 2014

UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million Grant to Study Early Disease Diagnosis with Nanoparticles

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., recently was awarded a $1.5 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to investigate the use of nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and treatment.


June 23, 2014

Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells

Ben Boulden

June 23, 2014 | Researchers from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have developed a new technological approach for tracking individual circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream, helping researchers identify the pathways of single cancer cells inside the body and possibly leading to the development of news ways to prevent the spread of cancer.


UAMS Researcher Develops Way to Track Single Circulating Tumor Cells

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Researchers from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have developed a new technological approach for tracking individual circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream, helping researchers identify the pathways of single cancer cells inside the body and that holds the promise to prevent cancer from spreading.