Tumors are not as addicted to glucose as previously thought

Saturday, January 12, 2019 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered that squamous cell skin cancers do not require increased glucose to power their development and growth, contrary to a long-held belief about cancer metabolism. The findings could bring about a better understanding of many cancers’ metabolic needs and […]

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