When you pull up your sleeve to get your yearly flu shot, you might feel a twinge of anxiety as a health care provider readies the needle and syringe. Maybe you find yourself looking away or taking ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading over the world, causing panic and illness on a scale unprecedented in one hundred years. Even while the death toll nears 100,000, with over 1.5 million confirmed ...

Getting an injection is on the bottom of everybody's list of favorite things, but now a more bearable alternative is another step closer to reality. In human clinical trials, painless microneedle ...

The idea that a small, comfortable patch could be worn on the skin and replace the need for daily injections sure is an exciting prospect. That's why we have seen numerous takes on microneedle ...

A glucose-responsive “closed-loop” insulin delivery system mimicking the function of pancreatic cells has tremendous potential to improve quality of life and health in diabetics. Here, we report a ...

ANDERNACH, Germany, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LTS, a leading pharmaceutical technology company, announced today that it has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The purpose ...

It’s only a matter of time before drugs are administered via patches with painless microneedles instead of unpleasant injections. But designers need to balance the need for flexible, ...

A pain-free, organic and biodegradable drug delivery patch may be on the horizon for home health care patients soon. Researchers from Tohoku University have developed a biobattery-powered device ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Peanut-coated microneedles may represent a safe and effective alternative to epicutaneous immunotherapy, ...

A pain-free, organic and biodegradable drug delivery patch may be on the horizon for home health care patients soon. Researchers have developed a biobattery-powered device capable of both delivering ...