Rutgers Study Could Be First Step to Prevent Fuel Supply That Feeds Cells in Cancer, Diabetes
Thursday, August 25, 2016 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Rutgers researchers discovered that mTOR responds to decreasing levels of nutrients, acting as "traffic control" to help stabilize cells as nutrient intake fluctuates. The study is the first to indicate that mTOR actively participates in the process to restore cell stability when there are not enough nutrients to fuel cell growth.