Using mice, the team found salmonella stopped T cells from fighting cancer cells because the bacteria depleting an amino acid called asparagine. It is now hoped the discovery can lead to ...

Eating asparagus provides a range of health benefits, including reducing body fat, supporting cancer prevention, and helping ...

Scientists discovered that a chemical compound called asparagine can fuel tumor growth in mice that have a tough-to-treat form of breast cancer. The results, published in the journal Nature on ...

The cells of some leukemias need an outside supply of the amino acid L-asparagine. This means they are vulnerable to treatment with the enzyme L-asparaginase, which destroys the amino acid ...