Tiny pieces of gold 'could destroy tumours'

There’s a glimmer of hope to treating the most common form of brain cancer – in the form of gold dust.

Scientists from University of Cambridge have found tiny particles of gold could be the key to treating glioblastoma multiforme – the most common and aggressive brain tumour in adults which is notoriously difficult to treat.

The treatment uses the “Trojan horse” method of smuggling nano-particles of gold into the brain to wipe out tumour cells.