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China-US team creates nano-plant drug for deadliest brain cancer | South China Morning Post


A new nanoparticle treatment is showing promise for glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer.

A new nanoparticle treatment is showing promise for glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer A new plant-based nanoparticle treatment for glioblastoma, the fastest growing and most aggressive form of brain cancer, has been developed by scientists in China and the US. “These nanoparticles are designed to overcome the dual challenges of effectively killing [glioblastoma] cells and efficiently penetrating the brain,” the team said in a paper published in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Small Science.

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