Nanotech Invention May Be Golden Bullet for Controlling Drug Addiction (Fast Company Magazine)
Scientists at the University of Buffalo have found a new use for nanotechnology–as an extremely precise way of delivering chemicals to the right part of the brain to combat drug addiction. And, pleasingly, the science really does fit the “golden bullet” label as these nanoparticles are literally made of gold. Medical researchers have known for a while that a particular brain protein, DARRP-32, …
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