The Oncology Journal Club Episode 12
In this week’s episode of The Oncology Journal Club, our host Eva Segelov talks us…
Browsing: nanotech
Regulation of cancer stemness by the best combination of nanotech and genetic engineering
The development of chemotherapeutic agents with selective anti-cancer activities is increasingly unattractive due to the…
Scientists use catalysts to destroy cancerous cells from within
Using “Trojan horses” to combat cancer from within the tumour cells themselves without damaging healthy…
How to train your drugs: nanotherapeutics
Chemotherapy benefits a great many patients but the side effects can be brutal. When a…
Using ‘sticky’ nanoparticles, researchers develop strategy to boost body’s cancer defenses
After radiation treatment, dying cancer cells spit out mutated proteins into the body. Scientists now…
Nanotechnology based blood test to predict aggressive prostate cancer accurately
A new diagnostic developed by Alberta scientists will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to…
Explainer: what is nanomedicine and how can it improve childhood cancer treatment?
Maria Kavallaris, Children’s Cancer Institute; Joshua McCarroll, UNSW, and Thomas P Davis, Monash University A…
NCRI 2016: Gold nanoparticles help deliver lethal radiotherapy
Tagging gold nanoparticles with a small dose of radiation has helped researchers trace the precious…
Gold nanoparticles could be the key to developing a treatment for pancreatic cancer
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is often a death sentence because chemotherapy and radiation have…
‘Smart’ nanoparticle called PEARLs shows promise in targeting tumours
Dr Gang Zheng and a team of biomedical researchers have discovered a ‘smart’ organic, biodegradable…