New method causes cancer cells to burn out: A new drug forces cancer cells to keep working hard without having energy until they die.

https://www.gu.se/en/news/new-method-causes-cancer-cells-to-burn-out

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1387521/new-method-causes-cancer-cells-to-burn-out

Pushing the accelerator and the brake at the same time is rarely a good idea. But researchers are using this approach to treat leukemia. The first study in mice shows very promising results.

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nialv7@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 21h (1 reply)

Hell yeah, give cancer the minimum wage worker treatment

Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 19h

My unpaid interns keep burning out from starvation and overwork. I wonder if we can do the same to cancer cells?

Just hope cancer doesn't discover Onlyfans or it will be able to survive grad school.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 14h

in mice... whose metabolism is nothing like humans. mTor has been a target for decades.

altphoto@lemmy.today · -5 pts · 20h

More bullshit about mice. Dude, I'm working on a brand new type of propulsion system on my desk right now. One based on paper.... Headline : "New paper spaceship to go where no man has gone before".

Give us something available at target for $5.99.