Can Exercise Fight Cancer? This NASA-Inspired Therapy Says Yes! (5 minutes reading)

What do astronauts and cancer patients have in common? More than you'd think. Dr. Jessica Scott, a former NASA scientist now at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is pioneering research showing that exercise can counteract the physical toll of cancer treatments — just like it helps astronauts recover from zero gravity.

Her team found that regular, personalized exercise not only improves physical and mental health during cancer treatment but may also slow tumor growth. In a groundbreaking clinical trial, men with early-stage prostate cancer exercised at home using treadmills and wearable tech. The results? Just under four hours of weekly exercise reduced key cancer-related biomarkers — without any other treatment.

This research is the first to treat exercise like a drug: prescribed in specific doses, monitored, and tested for biological effects. While more studies are needed to prove long-term survival benefits, the early signs are promising.

The ultimate goal? To make exercise a standard, personalized part of cancer care — just like chemotherapy or radiation.

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Innovative Cancer Treatment: Engineered Fat Cells to "Starve" Tumors

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking treatment that uses genetically modified fat cells to slow tumor growth by depriving them of essential nutrients. In a recent study, researchers engineered white fat cells to aggressively consume nutrients like glucose and fatty acids. When these modified cells were implanted near tumors in mice, the tumors grew more slowly.

This new approach, called adipose manipulation transplantation (AMT), showed promising results even when the engineered fat cells were implanted far from the tumors. The researchers believe these cells outcompete cancer cells for nutrients, effectively suppressing tumor growth.

Unlike existing cellular therapies that use immune cells, AMT uses a patient's own fat cells, which are less likely to trigger an immune response. This makes AMT a potentially safer and more effective option for cancer treatment.

The study leader, Dr. Nadav Ahituv, suggests that this innovative therapy could be a new form of cancer treatment. Further research is needed to understand the long-term effects and potential resistance of cancer cells to this treatment. However, the findings offer hope for a nontoxic, nutrient-based approach to cancer therapy that could revolutionize treatment options in the future.

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