Vitamin A’s Dark Side: How a Common Nutrient Can Help Tumors Evade the Immune System

Scientists have uncovered how a vitamin A metabolite can suppress anti-cancer immunity. Scientists at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have uncovered new ways in which a vitamin A-derived molecule, all-trans retinoic acid, interferes with the immune system’s ability to fight cancer. Their work shows that this compound can weaken [...]