LOS ANGELES – Taken as a metabolism pick-up by athletes and bodybuilders, creatine has of late seen increasing uptake outside the gym, as awareness grows of its potential as an anti-inflammatory and even as a cognitive aid.
But if research carried out at the University of California Los Angeles is anything to go by, creatine could soon also play a role in the fight against cancer.
Creatine “supercharges a critical class of immune cells that activate and prepare the body’s key cancer-fighters,” UCLA said, announcing new research in early June…