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Nanotechnology In The Fight Against Cancer (Medical News Today)
A world-renowned medical researcher discusses the key role that nanotechnology has begun to play in the detection and treatment of cancer in an article that will appear in the March 2010 edition of Mechanical Engineering magazine. Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., explains how advanced nanotech-based therapeutic agents possess characteristics that can effectively exploit the unique mechanical... »
Qatar-based expert makes device for cancer treatment (The Peninsula)
DOHA: Cancer treatment is set to become less invasive and more effective with the use of nano-technology, promising a new way of dealing with the scourge, based on innovative research by a Qatar-based American laser optics expert. (read here…) Related items Nanomaterials may help fight cancer (Science Daily) New Sensor Could Help Treat, Combat Diabetes, Other Diseases (Medical... »
Nanomaterials may help fight cancer (Science Daily)
Brain cancer is notoriously difficult to treat with standard cancer-fighting methods, so scientists have been looking outside standard medicine and into nanomaterials as a treatment alternative. (read here…) Related items Shaking Brain Cancer Cells to Death (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) Nanomaterial used in cancer tests, medicine delivery (Nature via Yahoo! News) Nanomaterials in Ecosystems: Should we worry? [A Blog... »
Magnetic nanoparticles show promise for combating human cancer (Science Daily)
Scientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the body. The treatment, tested in mice in 2008, has now been tested using samples from human cancer patients. (get the story…) Related items Magnetic Nanoparticles Show... »
Magnetic Nanoparticles Show Promise For Combating Human Cancer (Medical News Today)
Scientists at Georgia Tech and the Ovarian Cancer Institute have further developed a potential new treatment against cancer that uses magnetic nanoparticles to attach to cancer cells, removing them from the body. The treatment, tested in mice in 2008, has now been tested using samples from human cancer patients. The results appear online in... »
