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A new study by University of Kentucky -UK- researchers shows promise for developing ultrastable RNA nanoparticles that may help treat cancer and viral infections by regulating cell function and binding to cancers without harming surrounding tissue. The study demonstrated that regulation of cellular functions progressively increased with the increasing number of functional modulesin the nanoparticle.

“A major problem with cancer treatments is the ability to more directly and specifically deliver anti-cancer drugs to cancer metastases,” Evers said. “Using the nanotechnology approach that Peixuan Guo and his group have devised may allow us to more effectively treat cancer metastasis with fewer side effects compared to current chemotherapy.”
The study, published in Nano Today , was carried out in the laboratory of Peixuan Guo, the William S. Farish Endowed Chair in Nanobiotechnology in the UK College of Pharmacy and the UK Markey Cancer Center, in collaboration with Dr. Mark Evers, director of the UK Markey Cancer Center.
Source: http://uknow.uky.edu/content/new-study-shows-promise-using-rna-nanotechnology-treat-cancers-and-viral-infections