Gold Nanoparticles Could Be A New Way To Treat Cancer!

Scientists from Edinburgh University have found that gold could be used to tackle certain cancers.

The team found that gold nanoparticles greatly increased the effectiveness of of drugs used to treat lung cancer.
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Gold is a safe element which means that it can accelerate or catalyse chemical reactions.

The delivery process works by creating minute gold particles known as nanoparticles and then encasing them in a chemical.

While the research was initially carried out on Zebrafish the team are confident that the technique will also be just as effective on humans.

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