Avocado may help treat leukemia

Scientists at the University of Waterloo (Canada) discovered that avocados can help defeat deadly leukemia.

Avocados contain compounds that can help fight leukemia - Photo: Shutterstock

Professor Paul Spagnuolo of the University of Waterloo realized that a lipid in avocados can help fight acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by targeting the root of the disease, the leukemia stem cells.

During the research, experts prepared a drug from a compound found in avocados called avocatin B that can attack acute myelogenous leukemia at its root.

After many experiments, the research team found that avocatin B targets AML stem cells without harming healthy cells.

AML is a form of acute leukemia that is proven to be fatal within 5 years in 90% of people over the age of 65.

There are currently very few treatments available to patients in the world that directly target leukemia stem cells, according to ANI news agency. This research was published in the journal Cancer Research./.

According to VOV