Beige fat cells outcompete cancer cells for nutrients. Ahituv and his post-doc at the time, Hai Nguyen, Ph.D., were aware of ...

The thrill of great science is all around us in North Texas, as our colleague Miriam Fauzia reminded us in a recent story ...

In the ongoing effort to find better ways to fight cancer, scientists have developed a creative approach that uses the body’s own fat cells in a surprising way. Instead of allowing tumors to ...

Our body fat may turn out to be a secret weapon in our everlasting fight against cancer. A new study released this week suggests that fat cells can be engineered into a treatment that literally ...

Stop feeding your cancer risk." "Understand that belly fat isn’t just cosmetic — it’s carcinogenic," said Osborn. "You may not feel it now, but the clock is ticking.

A ketogenic diet is a very high-fat diet that forces your body to burn fat, not carbs, for most of its fuel. Researchers are trying to learn if it may also help starve cancer cells.

Beige fat cells outcompete cancer cells for nutrients. Ahituv and his post-doc at the time, Hai Nguyen, PhD, were aware of studies that showed exposure to cold could suppress cancer in mice.

I got told I was too fat, and now I have cancer'. I wanted to march into the doctor's surgery, and I wanted to tell that doctor what a p***k he was." She has now had to adjust to life with a stoma ...

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcoma is a rare type of cancer in connective tissues like bone, muscle, fat or cartilage.

The study’s findings paint a compelling picture of how dietary choices impact cancer risk: 1. People following low-fat diets showed a 24% lower risk of developing lung cancer compared to those ...

The discovery of how hungry fat cells could suppress cancer began in 2021, when Hai Nguyen, PhD, joined Ahituv’s lab. Nguyen had years of experience working with fat cells in the laboratory. But he ...