Monday, February 27, 2006
Golden Cure
Insert comments on prescription drug prices here: using gold particles to treat disease is a common and well-established practice. The mystery has been why and how this works. Harvard researchers have found that gold, platinum, and certain other metals act by inactivating MHC class II proteins, which are key to immune responses. This discovery will hopefully lead to safer, more effective treatments - maybe even some that don't involve drinking bits of metal!
