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Taxol bristle ball: a wrench in the works for cancer

Rice University chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, a number of times smaller than a living cell that literally bristles with the drug. Paclitaxel, which is sold under the brand name Taxol, prevents cancer cells from dividing by jamming their inner works……..

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    Taxol bristle ball: a wrench in the works for cancer

    Rice University chemists have discovered a way to load dozens of molecules of the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel onto tiny gold spheres. The result is a tiny ball, a number of times smaller than a living cell that literally bristles with the drug. Paclitaxel, which is sold under the brand name Taxol, prevents cancer cells from dividing by jamming their inner works……..

    Original post by Health news from medicineworld.org

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    Related Articles
  • Taxol with avastin for metastatic breast cancer
  • Breast Cancer Research — Einstein Researcher Dr. Susan Horowitz Awarded $250,000 by National Foundation For Cancer Research to Develop Novel Drugs to Overcome Taxol? Resistance
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  • Costly placebo works better than cheap one
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