US researchers have found that taurine, an amino acid often added to energy drinks such as Red Bull and Celsius, can act as a fuel source for leukemia cancer cells, which develop in bone marrow.

The American Cancer Society estimates there will be around 67,000 new leukemia cases in the US this year and about 23,500 deaths. Getty Images.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) occurs in adults, 5-year survival rate is 84.8 % and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) affects adults, they do not develop any symptoms. 5-year relative ...

If you have leukemia and experience symptoms such as extreme fatigue, dizziness, or paleness, you may also have anemia. Anemia is a condition in which you have unusually low levels of red blood cells.

Children's Hospital Colorado researchers helped drive a major shift in childhood leukemia treatment, improving survival rates while cutting down on toxic, lifelong side effects among patients.

May 31 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis , opens new tab said patients with a type of leukemia who took its Scemblix had a significantly better response and a lower dropout rate than those who ...

Cindy Crawford is opening up about how her younger brother was diagnosed with cancer as a child. According to the supermodel, her parents realized her 2-year-old brother bruised easily after being ...

Researchers have identified a possible new targeted drug for treating acute myeloid leukemia. In the future, the discovery may help patients with certain rare subtypes of the disease.

A new study has identified taurine, which is made naturally in the body and consumed through some foods, as a key regulator of myeloid cancers such as leukemia. The paper is published in Nature.

Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers report. The aptamers -- short single ...