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		<title>NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer - Nanotech News</title>
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		<description>May 2013</description>
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			<title>New Nanopore Sensor Simplifies Analysis of Methylated DNA</title>
			<link>http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/2013/may/nanotech_news_2013-05-16a.asp</link>
			<description><![CDATA[DNA methylation plays an important role in embryonic development, cell growth and reproduction, and many diseases. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign have developed a single molecule test for detecting DNA methylation. The details of this new test appear in a paper published in the journal <em>Scientific Reports</em>.]]></description>
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			<title>Microneedle-Delivered Nanoparticles Boost Antitumor Vaccines</title>
			<link>http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/2013/may/nanotech_news_2013-05-16b.asp</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Using a novel administration system and polymer nanoparticles, a team of investigators has shown that they can deliver anticancer antigens to dendritic cells and trigger an effective immune system response against melanoma tumors. The researchers published their findings in the journal <em>ACS Nano</em>.]]></description>
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			<title>Nanoparticle Harnesses Powerful Radiation Therapy for Cancer</title>
			<link>http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/2013/may/nanotech_news_2013-05-16c.asp</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Missouri have demonstrated the ability to create a multi-layered harness nanoparticle that can safely encapsulate powerful alpha-emitting radioisotopes and target tumors. The resulting nanoparticles not only offer the possibility of delivering tumor-killing alpha emitters to tumors, but also sparing healthy tissue from radiation damage. The researchers published their findings in the journal <em>PLoS One</em>.]]></description>
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			<title>Protein 'Passport' Helps Nanoparticles Get Past Immune System</title>
			<link>http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/2013/may/nanotech_news_2013-05-16d.asp</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AThe body&rsquo;s immune system exists to identify and destroy foreign objects, including bacteria, viruses, flecks of dirt, or splinters. Unfortunately, nanoparticles designed to deliver drugs and implanted devices, like pacemakers or artificial joints, are just as foreign and subject to the same response. A team of researchers has identified a way for such therapeutic devices to get past the body&rsquo;s security system. This research was published in the journal <em>Science</em>.]]></description>
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			<title>Nanoparticle Delivers Large Protein Complex to Cancer Cell Nucleus</title>
			<link>http://nano.cancer.gov/action/news/2013/may/nanotech_news_2013-05-16e.asp</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Drug developers have been using nanoparticles to encapsulate and deliver a wide range of molecules to tumors. Now, they can add a large protein complex to that list. A team of researchers showed that not only could their degradable nanoscale shell carry proteins to cancer cells, but that they could transport a protein complex into the cell&rsquo;s nucleus. This research was published in the journal <em>Nano Today</em>.]]></description>
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