Study Finds Cancer Cells Use a New Fuel in Absence of Sugar

May 17, 2023

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Read time:

5-15 mins
Pancreas Cancer Cells Rainbow Mosaic
Presented by Health Lab

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have discovered a new nutrient source that pancreatic cancer cells use to grow. The molecule uridine offers insight into both biochemical processes and possible therapeutic pathways. Researchers discuss what this means for future cancer studies and how uridine impacts a cancer cell.

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