Novel Nanoparticles Prevent Radiation Damage During Cancer Therapy

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Novel Nanoparticles Prevent Radiation Damage During Cancer Therapy

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles covered with the natural pigment melanin may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of anticancer radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the strategy in mouse models. The results ...

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Novel nanoparticles prevent radiation damage

eurekalert.org — “Tiny, melanin-covered nanoparticles may protect bone marrow from the harmful effects of radiation therapy, according to scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University who successfully tested the strategy in mouse models. Infusing these particles into human patients may hold promise in the future. The research is described in the current issue of the International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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