The American Cancer Society estimates there will be around 67,000 new leukemia cases in the US this year and about 23,500 deaths. Getty Images.

NATIONAL — A new study has identified taurine, a naturally occurring amino acid, as a critical factor in the growth of certain types of leukemia. It was published on May 14 in the journal Nature ...

A new study has identified taurine, which is made naturally in the body and consumed through some foods, as a key regulator of myeloid cancers such as leukemia. The paper is published in Nature.