Iron nanoparticles make immune cells attack cancer

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 03:41 in Health & Medicine

Iron nanoparticles can activate the immune system to attack cancer cells, according to a study. The nanoparticles, which are commercially available as the injectable iron supplement ferumoxytol, are approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat iron deficiency anemia.

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