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Published on: October 1, 2007
Nanomedicine for global health
Nathaniel Tsai1, Bryan Lee2, Austin Kim1
1Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Despite modern advances, a broad range of disorders such as cancer and infectious diseases continually afflict the global population. Novel therapeutics are continuously being explored to address these challenges. Therefore, scalable, effective, and safe therapies that are readily accessible to third-world countries are of major interest. In this article, we discuss the potential advantages that the nanomedicine field may harness toward successful implementation against some of the major diseases of our generation.
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