Nanoparticle Completely Eradicates Hepatitis C Virus 104
Diggester writes "While Americans worry every year about getting a flu shot or preventing HIV/AIDS, the deadlier silent killer is actually Hepatitis C, killing over 15,000 people yearly in the U.S. since 2007 — and the numbers continue to increase as the carriers increase in age. While there is no vaccine, there is hope in nanoparticle technology. The breakthrough came from a group of researchers at the University of Florida, creating a 'nanozyme' that eliminates the Hep C 100% of the time; before now, the six-month treatment would only work about half the time. The particles are coated with two biological agents, the identifier and the destroyer; the identifier recognizes the virus and sends the destroyer off to eliminate the mRNA which allows Hep C to replicate." Reader Joiseybill adds a link to coverage in the IEEE Spectrum, and points out that the 100 percent success rate, while encouraging, is so far only in the lab.
Easy (Score:5, Funny)
So take everyone to the lab for treatment. Duh.
mice or men (Score:5, Funny)
Re:100% ?!?! (Score:5, Funny)
But it uses the word "nano" so it must work.
Next up... (Score:5, Funny)
Hepatitis C++? Hepatitis C#?
Objective Hepatitis C. *shudders*
Re:A cure will never be FDA approved (Score:5, Funny)
Dress up like a horse and go to a vet and you can get gene therapy and stem cells treatments.
Re:Deadlier? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Easy (Score:4, Funny)
Only if you're at risk. As this is a sexually transmitted disease and this is Slashdot...