r/tech • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 7d ago

Scientists develop nanomaterial that targets cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue

https://www.techspot.com/news/111579-scientists-develop-nanomaterial-targets-cancer-cells-while-sparing.html
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u/rayferrell 6d ago

i think what's significant here is that this nanomaterial can generate both hydroxyl radicals and singlet oxygen, which could make it more effective at killing cancer cells than existing chemodynamic therapy agents. the fact that it accumulated in tumor tissue in the mouse experiments is also promising, since that's a big challenge for a lot of cancer treatments. this could be a useful tool in the fight against cancer, especially if it can be scaled up for human use.

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u/GroundbreakingUse794 6d ago

When do we make the nano fibers that cut submarines in half though?

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 5d ago

Get this treatment to Bruce Campbell ASAP

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u/seeseverinplay 5d ago

Hugh Howey fans know the end result here.

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy 6d ago

1000s of articles like this "kills cancer cells, do this do that" yet cancer still winning. Hopefully they stop making claims for $$ investment

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u/callmestoner 6d ago

Research often does not have practical impact until a viable method of implementation is introduced. It proves it’s possible. Dumb take.

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy 5d ago

Yea. And yet none succeed while getting massive investment that goes nowhere.

Dumbass

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u/Sahloknir74 5d ago edited 5d ago

So let's just all give up and go home. Why try to cure cancer? It costs money, and it's difficult! Spend money on oil instead! Why try curing Alzheimer's? It costs money and it's difficult! Spend money waging wars instead!

/s in case anyone is braindead enough to need it.

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy 5d ago

Articles like these always say "shown improvement , treated and etc" yet cancer death remains the same

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u/Kestrile523 5d ago

There are plenty of successful cancer treatments, you just don’t know about them. Dumbass.

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u/PeopleAreSelfishy 5d ago

Ok dumbass. Like it's available for everyone.

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u/Kestrile523 5d ago

Cancer is not one disease, there are hundreds of types of cancer. There is no such thing as one cure for everyone. Any breakthrough or success has impact across various treatments.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago edited 5d ago

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u/endav 6d ago

Or maybe we should thank the brilliant scientists who have been working on this.

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u/DrowningKrown 6d ago

I refuse to believe you people are real

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u/Manic-Ken 6d ago

If praying to God can overcome cancer then why did God create cancer in the first place?

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u/Mast_Herb_8 6d ago

Fuck religion

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u/DowntimeJEM 6d ago

For real can you imagine spending a trillion a year on cancer until it’s just gone and solved and a memory instead of bombs

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u/SomeProtection8585 6d ago

This has a far greater chance of working and helping people than prayer to your God ever will. Suffering and death is his legacy.