New Nanoparticle Cancer Therapy

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday January 9, 2007 @09:43AM from the targeted-clots dept.

quixote9 tips us to a BBC story on a promising new cancer therapy using targeted nanoparticles. From the article: "The researchers used the nanoparticles to zero in on the network of blood vessels that supply the tumors in mice with nutrients and oxygen... [They] developed a technique for amplifying [the nanoparticles'] homing ability by designing a multifunctional nanoparticle that binds to a protein structure found only in tumors and associated blood vessels... The tests showed that within hours of the injection, the artificial platelets began blocking the supply without harming normal tissues. The scientists believe the nanoparticles could also be used to carry drugs to the tumor."

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You Fail it?! by Anonymous Coward · 2007-01-09 10:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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^ho8o by Anonymous Coward · 2007-01-09 14:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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