Fighting Cancer

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/tech/webster-nanoparticles-cancer-mci/index.html

Taking down cancer and other diseases like Ebola has been a goal of medicine researchers for decades. There has been a new breakthrough in nanotechnologies that could be a promising cure to diseases. Dr. Webster and his team at Northeastern University our making new advances every day. At the core of the new technology is the ability to attach drugs and in some other cases metals and minerals to bind themselves to life threatening diseases. In one of the studies they attached a gold nanoparticle to cancer cells. Then they use infrared light to heat up the nanoparticles killing the cancer cells but leaving the healthy cells alive. The problem they run into is toxicity and how internal organs like the kidneys can expel these nanoparticles. With the use of selenium nanoparticles in animal testing the results have been promising. Selenium is a natural part if our diet and doesn't harm us. Nanoparticles have a lot of research ahead of them but they have a promising future. This would be a huge breakthrough if the researchers figure can produce these nanoparticles. It could mean a cure to cancer and other diseases. With the use of nanoparticles you wouldn't have to go through chemotherapy and lose your hair. Cancer has a personal impact on me. Both my sister and mom were diagnosed last year. My mom went through chemo and lost all her hair. She doesn't complain but I know she would rather still have her hair. Through the use of nanoparticles you could avoid this hair loss and not have to go through chemotherapy.

My Story

Hello, my name is Andrew Houston. I’m a sophomore at Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, Nebraska. I have three siblings who are all older than me. They are out of college and living on their own. My hobbies include basketball, baseball, golf and other sports. I also like to watch movies and listen to music. My favorite movie is Sandlot and my favorite song is Riptide by Vance Joy. My favorite sports teams are the Nebraksa Huskers for college football and college basketball. My favorite MLB team is the St. Louis Cardinals and my favorite NFL team is the Green Bay Packers.  I can play the piano; I have played since I was 5 years old. I like to travel; I have been to 36 of the 50 states but not out of the country yet. The coolest places I have been is Washington, D.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Chicago, Illinois. Salt Lake City is awesome I had a great time skiing and going to the University of Utah basketball game. Also I have been to Houston, Texas it's a pretty cool place. 

I hope to travel out of the country to somewhere in Europe. In the future I want to go to college. I’m going to premed school to study to be a doctor.  I want to go to Northwestern or somewhere in California. Then I plan to go to medical school and become a radiation oncologist. I wouldn't mind studying abroad somewhere in Europe. Hopefully I get to go somewhere cool like California for my residency. Then I will work, probably get married and start a family.