All cancer tumors have one thing in common - they must feed themselves to grow and spread, a difficult feat since they are usually in a tumor microenvironment with limited nutrients and oxygen. A ...

Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports a study led by Van Andel Institute scientists. The findings, ...

A study from Van Andel Institute reveals that immune cells use two pathways, ACLY and ACSS2, to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite for fighting infection and cancer. These findings highlight ...

Researchers evaluated whether polyphenol-rich strawberry and blueberry decoction-based functional beverages could prevent obesity or related metabolic alterations in high-fat and high-fructose ...

Researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have discovered that an enzyme helps brain tumors to grow. This finding offers the potential for new tumor treatment ...

This biological molecule, called acetyl-CoA, is a major part of the process cells use to make energy from food. It's also used within cells to tag different proteins, which influences where and how ...

MADISON, Wis. -- A new mouse model, developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the first to show that when more of a specific biological molecule moves between different parts ...