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Scientists Flip Switch on Cancer-Fueling Protein to Boost Immune Defense

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Researchers have found a way to repurpose a protein that typically promotes tumor growth, turning it into a tool that strengthens immune cells. By helping these cells burn fat more efficiently to fight off illness, the technique successfully slowed or halted tumor progress across several cancer types in lab trials.
Researchers have found a way to repurpose a protein that typically promotes tumor growth, turning it into a tool that strengthens immune cells. By helping these cells burn fat more efficiently to fight off illness, the technique successfully slowed or halted tumor progress across several cancer types in lab trials.