Scorpion venom with nanoparticles slows spread of brain cancer

		IMAGE: Tumor cells treated with nanoparticles plus chlorotoxin were the only ones unable to elongate and slip through the body, as shown in the third column. The other columns show cancer... Click here for more information.

By combining nanoparticles with a scorpion venom compound already being investigated for treating brain cancer, University of Washington researchers found they could cut the spread of cancerous cells by 98 percent, compared to 45 percent for the scorpion venom alone.