Molecules in the blood of older people promote cancer spread

Hai Wang and Xiang H.-F. Zhang ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 585, issue 7824, 187-188

Abstract: A molecule produced by the metabolism of proteins and fats has been found to accumulate in the blood of older people, and to endow cancer cells with the ability to spread from one site in the body to others.

Keywords: Ageing; Metabolism; Cancer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02381-7

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