Green tea nanocarrier delivers cancer-killing drugs more effectively

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Many of us drink green tea for its wonderful health benefits, including proven antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-aging and anti-cancer properties. Now, researchers in Singapore have taken its cancer-fighting properties to the next level, developing a green tea-based nanocarrier that encapsulates cancer-killing drugs. It is the first time green tea has been used to deliver drugs to cancer cells, with promising results. Animal studies show far more effective tumor reduction than use of the drug alone while significantly reducing the accumulation of drugs in other organs... Continue Reading Green tea nanocarrier delivers cancer-killing drugs more effectively

Section: Medical

Tags: A*STAR, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology

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