Research matters: How folate deficiency may alter genes to promote cancer
December 17, 2025
December 17, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Research matters: How folate deficiency may alter genes to promote cancer
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Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes - the everyday nutrients that feed our cells.
"Most efforts have focused on known carcinogens, like tobacco smoke or radiation," sa . . .
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Research matters: How folate deficiency may alter genes to promote cancer
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Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes - the everyday nutrients that feed our cells.
"Most efforts have focused on known carcinogens, like tobacco smoke or radiation," sa . . .