Starving leukemia cells to protect the brain

Israeli and Scottish scientists have found that the brain can be protected from metastatic leukemia by blocking the production of the fatty acid stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD). The discovery is particularly important for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children.

https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2020/10/leukemia-and-the-brain/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-020-00115-2

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