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ResearchHub
@ResearchHub
A modern day preprint server powered by $RSC. Incentivizing the open publication of transparent research. Let's accelerate science!
Joined January 2019
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Thereโ€™s a $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฏ for a preprint proposing a more precise way to deliver chemotherapy. Scientists have already developed several ways to keep drugs inactive until they reach the tumor. But this study introduces a new activation chemistry: ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™ช๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ. The authors describe it as a reaction with no natural equivalent in biology, meaning our cells donโ€™t normally perform this chemistry. That makes it highly specific and less likely to interfere with normal biological processes. If this approach eventually works in animals and humans, it could mean: ย ย โ€ข More chemotherapy reaches tumors. ย ย โ€ข Less chemotherapy reaches healthy tissues. ย ย โ€ข Fewer side effects (hair loss, nausea, fatigue, etc.).
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