A Common Ingredient in Energy Drinks – Taurine – Accelerates the Progression of Leukemia – NFCR
National Foundation for Cancer Research shared a post on LinkedIn:
“New research alert:
A common ingredient in energy drinks—taurine—has been found to accelerate the progression of leukemia by fueling cancer cell growth.
While once used to ease chemo side effects, taurine may do more harm than good for leukemia patients.
Learn more about the latest breakthroughs in cancer science.”
Title: Taurine from tumour niche drives glycolysis to promote leukaemogenesis
Authors: Sonali Sharma, Benjamin J. Rodems, Cameron D. Baker, Christina M. Kaszuba, Edgardo I. Franco, Bradley R. Smith, Takashi Ito, Kyle Swovick, Kevin Welle, Yi Zhang, Philip Rock, Francisco A. Chaves, Sina Ghaemmaghami, Laura M. Calvi, Archan Ganguly, W. Richard Burack, Michael W. Becker, Jane L. Liesveld, Paul S. Brookes, Joshua C. Munger, Craig T. Jordan, John M. Ashton, Jeevisha Bajaj
You can read the Full Article on Nature.
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