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Remote-Controlled Nanoparticles Target Cancer

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Canadian team employs nanotechnology and a tiny remote-controlled magnetic sphere to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to the target sites. Canadian team employs nanotechnology and a tiny remote-controlled magnetic sphere to deliver cancer-fighting drugs directly to the target sites. Sylvain Martel, from Polytechnique Montral (Canada), and colleagues have guided microcarriers through a live animal’s blood stream …

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Anti-Cancer Potential of Peaches and Plums Revealed

Anti-Cancer Potential of Peaches and Plums Revealed

Texas AgriLife Research (US) team discovers that phenolic compounds present in peach and plum extracts kill breast cancer cells, without affecting healthy cells. Peaches and plums are high in antioxidants and phytonutrients, and contain phenolic compounds that yield the fruits’ distinctive aromas, tastes, and colors.  In lab tests conducted by Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, from Texas AgriLife …

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