Posts Tagged ‘doxorubicin’
Quantum dots carry drugs sans damage
U. BUFFALO (US) — A novel technology using quantum dots is expected to have major implications for research and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as other inflammatory lung diseases. Continue…
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 13:17 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2009 11:07 - 2 Comments
Nano-scale delivery may offer less toxic chemo
DUKE (US)—Going smaller could bring better results, especially when it comes to cancer-fighting drugs. Bioengineers have developed a simple and inexpensive method for loading cancer drug payloads into nano-scale delivery vehicles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 12, 2009 21:03 - 1 Comment
Avoiding chemo’s collateral damage
UC IRVINE (US)—Researchers believe they have developed a way for chemotherapy drugs to reach specific tumors with increased precision, thereby limiting side effects. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2009 11:43 - 2 Comments
Chemo combo fences in breast cancer
NORTHWESTERN (US)—When breast cancer spreads or metastasizes, it crashes through the body’s protective barriers. A new study shows that when a drug normally used to treat leukemia is added to a commonly used breast cancer drug, the potent new chemotherapy cocktail helps prevent breast cancer cells from invading. (more…)
