Liposuction and plastic surgery aren't often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive tumors ...

What we eat plays a major role in our health and well-being, especially in the development of chronic disease. On a recent episode of Dr. Mark Hyman’s podcast, "The Dr. Hyman Show," the physician and ...

Research has uncovered a vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of critical nutrients and stunts their growth, which could lead to the development of new ...

The research team, led by Professor Wang Weiping (left), has pioneered a new cancer- treatment strategy that amplifies cancer cell starvation for amino acids, which blocks cancer nutrient scavenging ...

There's a lot of evidence that more exercise helps reduce cancer risk – but why are the two connected? According to a new mouse study, it may be down to a metabolic shift that appears to give muscle ...

All of our cells use sugar as an energy source. Eating too much added sugar can increase your risk of chronic diseases, including cancer. Foods with naturally occurring sugar, such as fruit, have ...

A metabolic vulnerability of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) could be used to address this type of cancer that often resists treatments. Scientists at the University of Michigan have ...

Scientists transformed energy-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning ‘beige’ fat. Once implanted, they outcompeted tumors for resources, beating back five different types of cancer in lab ...