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Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body. Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can ...
Preparing Lawrence for the big one

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Like any city, Lawrence stands to lose a lot of if a tornado tears through. Now, city officials are working to improve their emergency plans to avoid a disaster like the one in Moore, Okla. As the mother of 3-year-old Milo, Missy Combs couldn't help but feel for parents in Oklahoma as she watched searchers dig through a destroyed elementary school. "I didn't think ...
KC volunteers make a difference in Moore

MOORE, Okla. - Even seasoned volunteers, with years of experience responding to the worst natural disasters of the last decade, were taken aback by the scene that greeted them in the shattered neighborhoods of Moore on Wednesday. "This is probably, definitely the worst," said Michele Heaver, a Major in the Salvation Army of Kansas City, Kan. "I've never seen devastation as ...
Collapsible shelter about to hit market

HARRISONVILLE, Mo. - When tornados strike, homeowners look for protection. Since the massive EF-5 tornado hit Moore, Okla., on Monday, companies that make shelters have answered a lot of calls -- including a company in Missouri. Staying Home Corporation in Harrisonville, Mo., has been designing a shelter since last summer that collapses for storage and expands when needed. The Hide-Away Shelter ...
Education reformer Michelle Rhee draws big crowd in KC

To reform a struggling school district, Michelle Rhee closed schools and fired teachers and principals in hopes of creating a better situation for ...

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In the Company of Men

The subject of Neil LaBute's debut film, "In The Company of Men" is cruelty, pure and simple. Although one of the central focuses of the film is cruelty between men and women, the film as a whole is not that narrow. It also branches off and shows cruelty between men and other men, between bosses and workers, between business colleagues, and even between those who call themselves friends. In less t ... ...

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Kansas mom hopes to reduce accidental child backovers

Amber Rollins of the Kansas City-based safety group Kids and Cars said the problem has become known as "Bye-Bye Syndrome," because children often run outside to say one more goodbye to a departing family ...
UW softball faces Missouri in Super Regional

Missouri has the home field. Washington has the momentum. So who's got the advantage in their NCAA softball Super Regional set to start Thursday at 6 p.m.? Maybe Missouri. The sixth-seeded Tigers (38-12), one of six SEC teams among the 16 tournament teams still playing, feature an elite pitcher in senior Chelsea Thomas. Named the Big 12 pitcher of the year as a sophomore and junior, ...
Moustakas reunites with Astros Dominguez

Email HOUSTON -- Kansas City's Mike Moustakas and Houston's Matt Dominguez went out to a pizza place for dinner after Tuesday night's game at Minute Maid Park. It was a good night for the third basemen. Moustakas broke an 0-for-18 skid with a clutch single in the eighth inning that helped the Royals rally for a 7-3 win. Dominguez went 2-for-4. Surprisingly, they talked about ...
Perez gets another night off from lineup Wednesday

Email HOUSTON -- After suffering a leg bruise in Monday night's game, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez took off a second day in a row Wednesday against the Houston Astros. "The best thing to do is give him one more day," manager Ned Yost said. Yost called it "real likely" that Perez would be back in the lineup Thursday when the Royals return home to play the Los ...
Royals reaping benefits of breaks from lineup

Email HOUSTON -- Kansas City manager Ned Yost believes in giving his players a day off here and there, partly to get more people in the games. It certainly worked well this week in Houston. Yost sat third baseman Mike Moustakas, who was struggling at the plate, for Monday night's game. Replacement Miguel Tejada hit a three-run homer in his place and Moustakas followed up by getting a ...

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Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body.

Cancers of all types become most deadly when they metastasize and spread tumors throughout the body. Once cancer has reached this stage, it becomes very difficult for doctors to locate and treat the numerous tumors that can develop.

Michael Lewis, an associate professor of oncology in the MU College of Veterinary Medicine, stated that being able to target secondary tumors is vital to successfully treating patients with progressive cancers.

"Depending on the type of cancer, primary tumors usually are not the cause of death for cancer patients. If a cancer metastasizes, or spreads creating hard-to-find tumors, it often becomes fatal. Having a way to identify and shrink these secondary tumors is of utmost importance when fighting to save people with these diseases," Lewis said.

In an effort to find a way to locate and kill secondary tumors, Lewis, in collaboration with J. David Robertson, director of research at the MU Research Reactor and professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Science, have successfully created nanoparticles made of a radioactive form of the element lutetium. ...