Targeted drug molecules find the disease
Imagine a drug molecule that goes directly to the diseased cell, instead of spreading throughout the body. More and more research is now focusing on just that, on so-called targeting drug molecules. It can, for example, bind to cancer cells and irradiate them, but can also be used in diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. How does the technology work, how close are the breakthroughs and what could it mean for the future of healthcare?
Gusets: Marika Nestor, professor of biomedical radiation science at Uppsala University, and Peter Nilsson, professor of organic chemistry at Linköping University.
Program leader: Sofie Pehrsson
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