{"id":259642,"date":"2023-09-12T19:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=259642"},"modified":"2023-10-08T08:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T03:14:31","slug":"iisc-scientists-develop-novel-approach-to-detect-and-kill-cancer-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/iisc-scientists-develop-novel-approach-to-detect-and-kill-cancer-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"IISc scientists develop novel approach to detect and kill cancer cells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cIISc scientists develop novel approach to detect and kill cancer cells\u201d\u00a0 <\/b>published in<\/span> The Hindu on 12th September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists have developed a new approach to potentially detect and kill cancer cells.<\/span><\/p>\n

What have scientists developed to detect and kill cancer cells?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Scientists have created hybrid nanoparticles made of gold and copper sulphide.<\/span><\/p>\n

These hybrid nanoparticles have unique properties:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Kills Cancer cells: <\/b>These hybrid nanoparticles can create heat and release toxic oxygen when illuminated with light, effectively targeting and killing cancer cells.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Diagnose certain cancers:<\/b> These <\/span>nanoparticles can help diagnose certain cancers. Existing methods such as standalone CT and MRI scans require trained radiology professionals to decipher the images.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The photoacoustic property of the nanoparticles allows them to absorb light and generate ultrasound waves, which can be used to detect cancer cells with high contrast once the particles reach them.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Scans created from the generated ultrasound waves can also provide better clarity and can be used to measure the oxygen saturation in the tumour, boosting their detection.<\/span><\/p>\n

Size of these Hybrid Nanoparticles:<\/b> The hybrid nanoparticles are less than 8 nm in size.They can potentially travel inside tissues easily and reach tumours.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The researchers believe that the nanoparticles’ small size would also allow them to leave the human body naturally without accumulating.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 However, extensive studies need to be carried out to determine if they are safe to use inside the human body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 In the current study, the researchers tested their nanoparticles on lung cancer and cervical cancer cell lines in the lab.They now plan to take the results forward for clinical development.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIISc scientists develop novel approach to detect and kill cancer cells\u201d\u00a0 published in The Hindu on 12th September 2023 What is the News? Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists have developed a new approach to potentially detect and kill cancer cells. What have scientists developed to detect… Continue reading IISc scientists develop novel approach to detect and kill cancer cells<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-259642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}