Children’s Research Institute scientists uncover novel mechanism that helps tumors withstand stress

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Scientists have discovered tumors can tap a nontraditional pathway to acquire lipoproteins—molecules that transport fat in blood—which enriches cancer cells with an antioxidant shield to survive stress, according to new research from Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern published in Nature.

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