Ferroptosis is your friend…

Your new buddy is a type of  cell death  associated with iron dependence.   Its recent discovery has generated a lot of excitement because of its potential in treating cancer.   Washington State University researchers have demonstrated that the fatty acid known as dihomogamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) kills human cancer cells upon exposure.   That is a first-class reason for interest,  since if you could deliver DGLA to a cancer cell,  you might kill it.   The science is rather complicated,  but it certainly offers hope for a number of patients who currently have only limited options.