Tiny magnetic discs could kill cancer cells: study

Tiny magnetic discs could kill cancer cells: study



PARIS (AFP) – Tiny magnetic discs just a millionth of a metre in diameter could be used to used to kill cancer cells, according to a study published on Sunday.

Laboratory tests found the so-called "nanodiscs", around 60 billionths of a metre thick, could be used to disrupt the membranes of cancer cells, causing them to self-destruct.

The discs are made from an iron-nickel alloy, which move when subjected to a magnetic field, damaging the cancer cells, the report published in Nature Materials said.

One of the study's authors, Elena Rozhlova of Argonne National Laboratory in the United States, said subjecting the discs to a low magnetic field for around ten minutes was enough to destroy 90 percent of cancer cells in tests.

In a commentary on the report, Jon Dobson of Keele University in Britain said antibodies could be used to direct the discs towards tumour cells.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/healthnanotechnologycancer

Die cancer, die.

Thank you Federally funded, socialist Argonne National Laboratory.

:D

:spank:

:rofl:

By medical frauds. This will unfortunately lend credence to magnetotherapy frauds.

TlalocW

which is a good thing for everybody.

Then I'll really get excited. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere#Lengthening_telomeres

There was a program on NPR a few weeks ago about a woman scientist at University of Minnesota who talked about this. I believe they did a test on a Buddhist monk - before and after. If you want I can hunt around for the link.

If you had those inside of you and you were subject to an MRI would it cause damage to healthy tissue?

than normal cells to a variety of toxins/treatments.

Sounds promising, but far off. I'm sure these discs kill any kind of cells.

...Can you imagine the military implications? Horrifying.