A Single Drug Could Treat America's Top Two Killer Diseases

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A Single Drug Could Treat America's Top Two Killer Diseases
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What would you guess are the two biggest killers in the world? Based on media coverage, maybe you guessed gun violence, accidents, or COVID-19.

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. These nanotubes can carry anything that researchers put on them, including drugs and imaging contrast agents.through the inflammatory response. Since cancer and atherosclerosis are both inflammatory diseases, my research team and I have been studying whether nanotube-loaded immune cells may also serve as delivery vehicles to plaques.

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