Tiny pieces of gold 'boost brain cancer therapy' in lab

[Northerner]

Minuscule pieces of gold may help improve treatment for aggressive brain cancers, according to research published in the journal Nanoscale.

Scientists engineered extremely small golden spheres, coating them with a chemotherapy drug.

When the tiny particles were infused into the centre of tumour cells, the cancer stopped replicating and many diseased cells died.

Researchers hope it may provide a way to target difficult-to-treat cancers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28754152

 

[robert@fm]

I've already seen colloidal gold advertised as a beauty treatment. Still, at least gold is highly inert, so unlike silver, ingesting it is unlikely to cause any harm.

 

[FergusC]

Now lets see NICE/health trusts spring for this!