Gold-covered nanoparticles might make cancer cells unable to stand the heat
Saturday, November 6, 2010 - 17:20
in Health & Medicine
They embed themselves in tumors and bake them to a lethal 108 degrees when activated with an infrared laser. Early testing in mice has been encouraging.Scientists are turning up the heat on cancer with a one-two punch of radiation plus fever temperatures that could shrink stubborn tumors.