Drug from Mediterranean weed kills tumor cells in mice
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a novel anticancer drug designed to travel -- undetected by normal cells -- through the bloodstream until activated by specific cancer proteins. The drug, made from a weed-like plant, has been shown to destroy cancers and their direct blood supplies, acting like a "molecular grenade," and sparing healthy blood vessels and tissues.