It wouldn’t be the first time Avocados have been hailed as a health advocate. A investigation led by a team from the University of Waterloo (Canada) have revealed that avocado-derived molecules may be effective in treating leukemia.
The team discovered that a lipid present in avocados can combat acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Currently there are few pharmacological treatments available for cancer patients that target the stem cells of leukemia.
Acute myeloid leukemia is a devastating disease and is usually fatal within five years of diagnosis in 90% of people aged over 65 years. But the research shows that a drug derived from these avocados compounds may not only increase a patients quality of life, but the life expectancy.
According to lead researcher, Pablo Spagnuolo “The cancer stem cell is really what drives the disease,” and is largely “the reason that many patients suffer a relapse of leukemia.”
Folks at FreedomPop have learned that the research is published in ‘Cancer Research’, and a patent application has been filed for ‘Avocatin B’ by the authors to officially use the compound.
Pablo Spagnoulo’s team is one of many who research drugs made from compositions derived from food, called nutraceuticals.
Experts agree, the potential value for Avocatin B, beyond oncology are vast, and the drug is only one of several promising composites.