Nanoparticles could detect tiny tumours months earlier than an MRI scan, study finds
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Nanoparticles could detect tiny tumours months earlier than an MRI scan, study finds

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In human patients, this would probably translate to potentially life-saving cancer detection months earlier, said the scientists whose findings are reported in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. The paper says: "We demonstrated that appropriately sized rare-earth albumin nanocomposites are able to home to micro-metastatic lesions in the long bones and spine in multiple in vivo breast cancer models." This allowed monitoring of a diverse range of tumours, and the paper suggests a cocktail of these nanoparticles could detect a wider range of cell interactions. Co-author Dr Vidya Ganapathy, from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University, said: "Cancer cells can lodge in different niches in the body, and the probe follows the spreading cells wherever they go.

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Researchers design nano tool for new way of mining blood samples for cancer test
6 years, 3 months ago

Researchers design nano tool for new way of mining blood samples for cancer test

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Researchers have designed a new nano tool which could become a new way of mining blood samples for information about cancer, according to a study released on Wednesday by the University of Manchester. The study, led by researchers from the University of Manchester showed that small molecules – specifically proteins – stick to the nanoparticles while in the blood circulation …

A new blood test that uses gold-plated nanoparticles for early cancer detection
6 years, 6 months ago

A new blood test that uses gold-plated nanoparticles for early cancer detection

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It is sensitive enough to detect lower limits of cancer than previously possible, says researcher Researchers have developed a novel, low-cost finger prick blood test that deploys gold-plated nanoparticles for early detection of cancer. “We are detecting small molecules found in the blood which could also identify the type of cancer, while they are looking for rare cells that are …

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