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Microscopic Robots Deliver Drugs to the Brain
Microscopic Robots Deliver Drugs to the Brain
Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice.
Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice.
brain cancer, oncology
Immune Cells Deliver Cancer Drugs to the Brain
Diana Kwon | Jun 19, 2017 | 3 min read
Neutrophils loaded with the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel traverse the blood-brain barrier and kill residual cancer cells after tumor-resection surgery in mice.
Image of the Day: Cerebral Infiltration
The Scientist | Feb 11, 2013 | 1 min read
An illustration depicting the damaging effects of a tumor (red) on structural connections within the brain