Dress for the lifestyle you want, not the lifestyle you have what was once a philosophy synonymous with 1980s fashion culture is now reemerging in Gen Z form.Writer Emilia Petrarca, in The Cut earlier this year, described the up-and-coming trend called "Boom Boom" fashion. She cited fashion forecaster Sean Monahan, who said that the "fetishization of the past" the trend employs is reminiscent of the in-your-face boldness and "visible hierarchy" of the 1980s and early 1990s.Though branded "gilded and greedy" in the piece, the idea is rooted in excess and favors thinness (with weight-loss drugs taking partial blame).It also rejects some of the more progressive fashion ideologies that pushed back against the first Trump term body inclusivity, gender fluidity and DEI, to name a few.NEW YORK TIMES GUEST ESSAY SUGGESTS FASHION INDUSTRY HAS GIVEN UP ON WOKE VALUESThe article says the effort to "cosplay as the one percent" hearkens back to the Alexis Carrington Colby-esque power suits Joan Collins donned on the primetime soap opera "Dynasty" during the 80s or what mightve been seen in other hits from the decade, like "Miami Vice."Then, shoulder-padded blazers, Nolan Miller gowns, furs, elegant hats with netting veils, gold jewelry and other aspects of the wealthy or "preppy" look inspired Gen Xers to aspire to something beyond their means and try dressing the part.Now, "boom boom" replaces minimalism with similar boldness boxy power suits, loafers, luxurious furs, ties, animal prints, vibrant colors.Petrarca relays a concern that the up-and-coming movement "reads as a thumbs-up for greed," but others say it's more about standing out, expressing oneself and showcasing joy.Some speculate it's Gen Z's way of ushering in their own "Roaring Twenties" with a bold pushback against the longstanding minimalism that painted aesthetics neutral and reflected the sentiment of the times.MET GAGA 2025: KIM KARDASHIAN, HAILEY BIEBER AND OTHER STARS LEAD RISQU FASHION MOMENTS AT AFTER-PARTIESThe change isn't isolated to the U.S., either.The UK Sun writes that the over-the-top trend is driving a surge in social media searches for vintage furs, namely on TikTok, where videos about vintage fur coats have skyrocketed by 243% in the past year, and Google searches for the same topic have spiked by 688% since January 2023."Gen Z are done with quiet luxury and minimalist outfits that say, Im rich, but I dont need you to know," the outlet said, noting in the piece that dressing in luxury makes the wearer feel "confident" and "optimistic about the future."Elle UK writes that the trend comes amid a "cost of living crisis" and a newfound focus on "male-coded values" that allegedly come with the second Trump administration, citing the rise of trad wives (women living as ultra-feminine traditional housewives) as evidence.GEN Z BRANDED AS THE MOST GULLIBLE GENERATION AFTER NEW ANALYSIS OF MEDIA HABITSBut some getting on top of the trend might be using the lavish expression to ease their distaste for the lengthy financial struggles many have faced in recent years as well as the dull, drab malaise of the pandemic era that saw people dressing in ultra-casual wear every time they stepped out the door.The outlet writes, "If quiet luxury was about a subtle, discreet display of wealth, this is the total opposite and we saw it all over the Autumn/Winter 2025 catwalks."It goes on to pinpoint certain celebrities who already appear to be onboard with the trend with some of their fashion choices a dark tartan blazer on Pedro Pascal and Parker Posey's white Gucci handbag paired with a Gucci fur coat.Another instance commonly cited by outlets is singer Chappell Roan, 27, who donned a boxy navy suit, tie and slicked-back hair for her recent single "The Giver."

Snoop Dogg is ready to respond to all the "sellout" comments he's received after his Crypto Ball performance during President Donald Trump's inauguration in January.During a recent appearance on "The Breakfast Club," the legendary rapper addressed the criticism he's received since his performance and announced that his new music is a direct response to the haters.When asked if he's bothered by the negative feedback, Snoop Dogg said he isn't because he believes his performance was for a good cause."I DJ'ed at the Crypto Ball for what, 30 minutes?" he said.SNOOP DOGG PRAISES DONALD TRUMP: 'NOTHING BUT LOVE AND RESPECT'"Made a whole bunch of money, made a lot of relationships to help out the inner city and the community and teach financial literacy and crypto in a space that it don't exist."That's 30 minutes. [For] 30 years, Snoop Dogg been doing great things for the community, building, showing up, standing up for the people, making it happen, being all I can be," he continued.Snoop made it clear his performance was not a Trump endorsement."Even if I would have done it for him and hung out with him and took a picture with him, can't none of you motherf---ers tell me what I can and can't do."But I'm not a politician. I don't represent the Republican Party. I don't represent the Democratic Party. I represent the motherf---ing Gangster Party period point blank, and G s--- we don't explain s---, so that's why I didn't explain. That's why I didn't go into detail when motherf---ers was trying to cancel me and say he a sellout," he said.The rapper shared some examples of comments he received online after his inauguration performance.Snoop Dogg said, "I would post s---, and I see motherf---ers like, 'Oh he a sellout.' You know what I would do? Jump right in their DM with a video, 'You b---- a-- ... What's happening I'm Snoop Dogg what you want to do?' And guess what they would do? 'Oh, man, I'm just a fan man. I'm sorry.' Yeah you got me f---ed up I jump all off in your s--- and talk to you face to face."The things that I do in real life should matter to you more, not what I do when I'm deejaying or making music or doing this and that," he said, before adding that people should be asking, "What is he like as a real person?"Snoop Dogg's album, "Iz it a Crime?" was released May 15 and is his direct response to the criticism he's received over the past few months, he told "The Breakfast Club."APP USERS CLICK HERESnoop Dogg's representatives did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.Shortly after Trump's big day, the "Gin and Juice" rapper shared a video of himself giving a blunt response to the backlash.Snoop, 53, was listening to gospel music as he appeared to be smoking marijuana in a car.LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS"Its Sunday. I got gospel in my heart," he said in the video clip posted on Instagram. "For all the hate Im going to answer with love, I love too much.""Get your life right, stop worrying about mine. Im cool. Im together. Still a Black man. Still 100% Black. All out til you ball out or til you fall out.""The Next Episode" rapper additionally spoke out about how he has previously dealt with negative responses after his pre-inauguration performance."You gon deal with hate when you get to the top, no matter who you are. Me, personally, I answer it with success and love. Thats my answer to any hate and negativity that comes my way, cause its the strongest force that can beat it," he shared on the "R&B Money Podcast" in January.Snoop performed at the Crypto Ball event and played fan favorites from Journeys "Dont Stop Believin" to Bob Marleys "Three Little Birds (Dont Worry About a Thing)." He also performed a few of his own hits, including, "Drop It Like Its Hot."The "Young, Wild and Free" rapper performed after he recently changed his tune about President Trump.Years after Snoop appeared on "The Apprentice" in 2007 and delivered laughs during a Trump roast in 2011, he called Trump a clown and mocked him in a music video. In his video for his song "Lavender" in 2017, Snoop depicted Trump as a clown and shot the president in the head.In 2020, during an appearance on Big Boy's radio show, Snoop argued Trump shouldnt be in office."I ain't never voted a day in my life, but this year I think I'm going to get out and vote because I can't stand to see this punk in office one more year," the rapper said on "Big Boys Neighborhood on Real 92.3."Snoop explained he didnt believe he was allowed to vote at the time due to his criminal record. Snoop was convicted of a felony in 1990 and 2007.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERHowever, after a long history of condemning the President and his supporters, Snoop praised Trump in January 2024."Donald Trump? He aint done nothing wrong to me. He has done only great things for me. He pardoned Michael Harris," Snoop told The Sunday Times."So, I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump."Michael "Harry-O" Harris, an associate of Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight and the founder of the label's parent company, Godfather Entertainment, was pardoned in 2021 as one of Trump's final decisions before leaving office for the first time. Snoop Dogg was famously signed by the label only to leave later in his career. Snoop acquired Death Row Records in 2022.Harris was imprisoned on charges of conspiracy and attempted murder for over three decades. Snoop Dogg praised Trump at the time for his commutation of Harris.Fox News Digital's Stephanie Giang-Paunon contributed to this report.

Europe is trying to push American companies out of the European market by assaulting the U.S. with discriminatory taxes and regulations. Its time to put a stop to their freeloading.Europes reckless actions embolden Americas rivals like China and Russia. European bureaucrats have imposed anti-free speech regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the anti-American Digital Markets Act (DMA) as blunt instruments against U.S. workers and businesses. This results in millions of dollars in fines and taxes fueling the EU welfare state at the expense of America.The EU is biting the hand that feeds its digital economy while pretending to champion fairness. This hypocrisy must end.Europe must pivot toward collaboration with the U.S., not confrontation, to counter the long-term threat: Chinese dominance.WHY US MUST ASSERT INDUSTRIAL DOMINANCE IN LIGHT OF CHINA-EUROPE TIESEuropes DSA and DMA target American companies. French officials even dubbed these laws the "GAFA tax" as a direct critique of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. These laws impose stringent rules and hefty fines that purposefully clobber U.S. companies.While European bureaucrats claim neutrality, the bias is obvious. American firms get hit while European firms conveniently escape scrutiny.This is not regulation; its non-tariff protectionism disguised as principle. Europe benefits from U.S.-built platforms, including cloud services, AI models and digital infrastructure, while punishing the innovators who created them.THE EU WANTS TO CONTROL AMERICAN BUSINESSES. THIS NEW BILL MIGHT BE THE ONLY THING THAT CAN STOP ITOver 80% of Europes digital technologies are imported, primarily from the U.S., yet the EU seems determined to penalize the very partnersfueling its digital economy.The DSAs vague content moderation rules empower unelected bureaucrats to censor online discourse, chilling expression under the guise of combating "harmful" content. The Trump administration is right: At the 2025 Munich Security Conference, Vice President JD Vance warned that Europe risks alienating American innovators and undermining shared democratic values.By imposing speech controls that clash with U.S. free expression principles, Europe not only creates a rift between allies but also plays into the hands of authoritarian regimes.VANCE IS RIGHT ABOUT FREE SPEECH. THATS WHAT MAKES EU AND US LEFTISTS SO MADEuropes pursuit of "digital sovereignty" through initiatives called "Gaia-X" and "EuroStack" highlights its freeloading on American innovation. Gaia-X, a French-German government attempt to establish a European cloud ecosystem, has failed to match U.S. companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google.EuroStack is an even costlier EU government project. It seeks to build a comprehensive European digital infrastructure, including chips and AI. It is backed by over 300 billion euros in public subsidies.EU bureaucrats rely heavily on taxpayer-funded investments to replicate what American companies achieve through private initiative. This is not true sovereignty; itssubsidizing inefficiencywhile benefiting from the U.S.s decades of investment.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONAmerican national security is at stake as China is relentless in its pursuit to become the worlds tech superpower. Beijing is filing more AI patents and deploying AI at a scale that surpasses both the U.S. and Europe. Its state-driven model, unburdened by the democratic values Europe claims to uphold, poses a threat to dominating global digital infrastructure.America and Europe must stand united against this threat. A divided West onlystrengthens Communist China.Europe must abandon its discriminatory freeloading mindset and collaborate with America. A joint U.S.-EU tech agenda could accelerate innovation in AI, quantum computing and defense technologies with the goal of surpassing Chinas authoritarian model.Every euro spent on anti-American regulations or duplicative projects is a euro not invested in countering Chinas technological ambitions. Europes leaders must recognize their role in escalating trade tensions and commit to a unified front. Let us innovate together, compete together, and halt Chinas march toward economic and technological dominance.The alternative continued freeloading, fragmentation and discrimination risks a future where both the U.S. and Europe are sidelined in the global tech race. The choice is ours.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM GROVER NORQUIST

A common ingredient in some foods and drinks has been linked to an increased risk of blood cancers.Taurine a non-essential amino acid that also occurs naturally in the bone marrow, brain, heart and muscles was found to promote the growth of leukemia cells, according to a study by Wilmot Cancer Institute investigators at the University of Rochester in New York.The compound is also found in meats, fish and eggs, as well as some energy drinks and protein powders.BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS: COMMON TYPES, SIGNS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS"The key takeaway from this study is that taurine can be used by leukemia cells to promote cancer progression," Jeevisha Bajaj, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and a member of Wilmots Cancer Microenvironment research program, told Fox News Digital."Developing new methods to block the cancer cells ability to take in taurine may improve outcomes for leukemia patients."The scientists made the discovery by happenstance as they were investigating the bone marrow with an eye toward improving treatments for blood cancer, according to a press release from the university."Our finding that taurine can be produced by the bone marrow microenvironment was completely unexpected and therefore surprising," Bajaj said. "No one had shown this before, and it added critical information to studies of the bone marrow microenvironment, where blood cancers arise and expand."KIDS WHO CONSUME ENERGY DRINKS ARE MORE PRONE TO MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, STUDY FINDSThe taurine triggers cancer growth in leukemia cells by promoting a process called glycolysis, which breaks down glucose to produce energy.In particular, taurine fuels certain types of cancer that emerge from blood stem cells in the bone marrow, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), the release stated.The findings were published in the journal Nature."We are very excited about these studies because they demonstrate that targeting uptake by myeloid leukemia cells may be a possible new avenue for treatment of these aggressive diseases," said Bajaj.TERMINAL COLON CANCER PATIENT SAVED BY BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT"Our work suggests that developing and testing effective drugs that can impede leukemia cells from using taurine could lead to new treatment approaches for these deadly cancers."The study did have some limitations, according to the researchers."While we can find that taurine levels are high in the bone marrow of mice with leukemia compared to healthy mice, we do not have any evidence on taurine levels in humans with acute myeloid leukemia," Bajah noted. "This is something we hope to study in the future."Looking ahead, the researchers also plan to study how myelodysplastic syndromes lead to acute leukemia.Based on the findings, the scientists recommend that patients with leukemia speak with their healthcare providers before adding any new supplements or foods rich in taurine to their diet."Since taurine is a common ingredient in energy drinks and is often provided as a supplement to mitigate the side effects of chemotherapy, our work suggests that it may be of interest to carefully consider the benefits of supplemental taurine in leukemia patients," the researchers concluded in the paper.Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News senior medical analyst, was not involved in the study but commented on the findings."The study from the University of Rochester determined that leukemia cells in the bone marrow rely on the amino acid taurine that they dont make themselves," he told Fox News Digital. "Future therapies promise to block the uptake of taurine into leukemia cells."Further research is needed to determine the exact process for blocking taurine, according to Siegel.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"This is preliminary, but marks an important link between diet and cancer."The study was primarily funded by the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, all of which are part of the National Institutes of Health. The American Society of Hematology, the Leukemia Research Foundation and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society also provided support.Some popular energy drinks list taurine as an ingredient."There is concern that high-powered energy drinks containing too much taurine could fuel leukemia cells," Siegel told Fox News Digital."But at the same time, there is no evidence that these drinks cause the conversion of regular bone marrow cells into leukemia cells."As the body naturally produces taurine, additional supplementation especially from energy drinks is "often unnecessary," according to Dr. Hooman Melamed, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and sports medicine expert based in Marina Del Rey, California."From a clinical perspective, I always advise patients to give their bodies what they need, but not to overload them with substances they don't," Melamed, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital.In general, Melamed said he recommends avoiding energy drinks altogether, especially those containing many synthetic additives or excessive ingredients.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/health"Youll often find 20+ components in these products many of which you cant pronounce. That alone is a red flag," he cautioned."If you dont recognize whats in your food or drink, its probably not something your body needs."

Canada has long been a trusted northern neighbor to the United States. But after a decade of radical progressive rule, it is clear that Canadas approach to border security is putting both American and Canadian lives at risk.With the recent election of Prime Minister Mark Carney, it appears Canadians have chosen more of the same: a failed progressive agenda riddled with open-border policies.When President Donald Trump won in 2024, he was given a mandate by the American people: secure the border and protect our communities. Under his leadership, southern border encounters have dropped to historic lows, drug seizures have surged, and violent transnational criminal networks have been dismantled.President Trumps decisive actions, like signing the Laken Riley Act to detain and deport criminal illegal immigrants, have restored safety and stability to American communities.TRUMP HAS A SECRET WEAPON TO DEFEAT ACTIVIST JUDGES ON IMMIGRATIONBut as progress is made along the southern border, we must not take our attention off the growing threats along our northern border.Canadas open-border policies and lax immigration controls have made it a pipeline for criminals and traffickers seeking a new entry point into the U.S. Criminal organizations have created fentanyl and nitazine synthesis labs to bolster the drug trade.Chinese nationals have turned to the north as a way to smuggle illicit products and substances into the United States, and weve seen a growing presence of Mexican cartels operating fentanyl and nitazine synthesis labs in Canada.The northern border has quickly become a hub for drug smuggling as criminals see Canadas weak border policies as an opportunity to infiltrate while the southern border becomes more secure.DEMOCRATS' BIZARRE AFFECTION FOR ILLEGAL ALIENSIn small American towns near the northern border, additional threats have arrived. Recently in a small border town in Montana, three members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested after being smuggled across the border. These criminals know that President Trump secured our southern border. Now theyre exploiting Canadian negligence and slipping in from the north.Communities that once felt far from the immigration crisis now find themselves on the front lines.As this threat worsens, Canada runs the risk of becoming a haven for organized crime and financial corruption. As global business leaders meet in Ottawa to discuss emerging economic challenges at the recent B7 Summit, its important to highlight the irony: this years B7 host country has become one of the most easily exploited financial gateways for international criminal organizations.HOW CANADAS NEW PRIME MINISTER PLANS TO TAKE DOWN AMERICA AND IMPOSE THE GREAT RESETJust last year, Canada-based TD Bank Group was fined after it allowed over $670 million to be laundered through its institutions. The activity was tied to drug trafficking, human smuggling, and even terrorist financing.These werent isolated failures they were systemic. And they were only exposed thanks to U.S. investigators, not Canadian authorities. Had the U.S. not intervened, it is likely these operations would still be running.Under President Trumps first administration, I saw firsthand how shutting down unlawful border crossings and removing criminal aliens saved lives. We made our country safer, stronger and more secure. Now, the threat is evolving. And so must we.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONCanada should be standing shoulder to shoulder with us in defense of liberty, safety and common values. Unfortunately, left to its own political extremism, we will continue to see more of the same open-borders policies. We must not let Canadas weakness at our shared border undermine American strength.President Trump understands this. He knows that restoring Americas security requires vigilance on all of our borders. While the Biden administration turned a blind eye to Canadas unraveling, President Trump is making northern border security a top priority.Hes not waiting for another crisis to unfold, hes taking action now. Earlier this year, he announced new action to address the flow of illicit drugs across the northern border.The choice is clear: continue to strengthen our borders or risk the chaos Canada has embraced.We must support President Trump in securing the northern border, holding Canada accountable, and ensuring that criminal organizations cannot exploit our trust or threaten Americans. The safety of our communities and the sovereignty of our nation depend on it.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM CHAD WOLF

QUEENS, N.Y. A well-known local brothel near two schools in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's red-light district has been shut down by the NYPD after months of advocacy by local leaders who say the progressive lawmaker did nothing to help them close it.Nicknamed the "bodega brothel" by locals, the establishment was operating on the second floor of a local bodega just off the Roosevelt Avenue strip in Queens, where prostitutes are known for openly soliciting sex on sidewalks, local Democratic district leader Hiram Monserrate told Fox News Digital.Video from inside the brothel reveals five cramped, makeshift rooms divided by wooden panels and shower curtains, each just large enough to hold a bed.AOC'S 'RED LIGHT' DISTRICT OVERRUN WITH PROSTITUTES AS LOCALS CALL OUT MIA 'SQUAD' MEMBERThe bodega is located across the street from two public schools, and students have been forced to walk past the sex workers outside the brothel on their way to and from class for months. An hour before Ocasio-Cortezs town hall earlier this month, Fox News Digital observed children walking by with their parents as three women stood outside.On Monday, the NYPD removed the beds from the brothel and padlocked its makeshift wooden door.Monserrate, who led the campaign to shutter the location, stood outside and praised the police for acting."The shutting down of the bodega brothel was long overdue, but it finally got done," said Monserrate, who also toured the brothel and described the sleazy state of the quarters."This place is clearly unsightly and unsanitary, and, quite frankly, disgusting," said Monserrate, a former Democratic state senator and council member who said he organized four separate rallies to close down the brothel.LEADERS IN AOC'S 'RED LIGHT' DISTRICT CALL ON KASH PATEL TO CRUSH 'WORSENING' GANG CRIME AND PROSTITUTIONMonserrate said he and local groups have called on Ocasio-Cortez and other elected officials to advocate for the shuttering of the brothels, but few have helped."AOC did not play a role at all," said Monserrate, who was chased out of a local square in October because he opposed protesters advocating for prostitution to be allowed in the neighborhood.Ramses Fras, a local Republican city council candidate, also said Ocasio-Cortez never attended a demonstration."It took the people to come together and rally against this bodega brothel," Frias said. Ocasio-Cortezs office told Fox News Digital it is not commenting on the closure.Monserrate said the area is plagued by prostitutes, many working at the behest of migrant gangs like the 18th Street Gangand Tren de Aragua. He has called on the FBI to intervene along Roosevelt Avenue, citing drug trafficking, illegal gun sales, identity theft and violent crimes. He said he has yet to receive a response, adding his sources have identified at least 20 brothels in the area.In October, New York City Mayor Eric Adams launched a sweeping police crackdown with more than 200 police and state troopers descending on the area.The NYPD told Fox News Digital last month that the clampdown, known as Operation Restore Roosevelt, had resulted in a 37% year-to-date drop in crime in the Roosevelt Avenue zone with more than 1,800 arrests and more than 15,000 summonses.Police did not say if any arrests were made in relation to the shuttering of the location Monday.The New York City Department of Buildings said the location was issued a partial vacate order in December, but Monserrate said it had been used for illicit purposes ever since then.Monserrate said the operation Monday was helpful, but many of the problems in the neighborhood still linger."While we are grateful to the NYPD, the NYC Buildings Department and the mayor's office, we also understand that there is still much to do until we stabilize this community and make it safer and better for all," Monserrate said. "We will continue to rally, call for more brothels to be closed and shine a light on the failed policies that our community has borne the brunt of."

A common ingredient in some foods and drinks has been linked to an increased risk of blood cancers.Taurine a non-essential amino acid that also occurs naturally in the bone marrow, brain, heart and muscles was found to promote the growth of leukemia cells, according to a study by Wilmot Cancer Institute investigators at the University of Rochester in New York.The compound is also found in meats, fish and eggs, as well as some energy drinks and protein powders.BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS: COMMON TYPES, SIGNS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS"The key takeaway from this study is that taurine can be used by leukemia cells to promote cancer progression," Jeevisha Bajaj, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Genetics and a member of Wilmots Cancer Microenvironment research program, told Fox News Digital."Developing new methods to block the cancer cells ability to take in taurine may improve outcomes for leukemia patients."The scientists made the discovery by happenstance as they were investigating the bone marrow with an eye toward improving treatments for blood cancer, according to a press release from the university."Our finding that taurine can be produced by the bone marrow microenvironment was completely unexpected and therefore surprising," Bajaj said. "No one had shown this before, and it added critical information to studies of the bone marrow microenvironment, where blood cancers arise and expand."KIDS WHO CONSUME ENERGY DRINKS ARE MORE PRONE TO MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, STUDY FINDSThe taurine triggers cancer growth in leukemia cells by promoting a process called glycolysis, which breaks down glucose to produce energy.In particular, taurine fuels certain types of cancer that emerge from blood stem cells in the bone marrow, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), the release stated.The findings were published in the journal Nature."We are very excited about these studies because they demonstrate that targeting uptake by myeloid leukemia cells may be a possible new avenue for treatment of these aggressive diseases," said Bajaj.TERMINAL COLON CANCER PATIENT SAVED BY BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT"Our work suggests that developing and testing effective drugs that can impede leukemia cells from using taurine could lead to new treatment approaches for these deadly cancers."The study did have some limitations, according to the researchers."While we can find that taurine levels are high in the bone marrow of mice with leukemia compared to healthy mice, we do not have any evidence on taurine levels in humans with acute myeloid leukemia," Bajah noted. "This is something we hope to study in the future."Looking ahead, the researchers also plan to study how myelodysplastic syndromes lead to acute leukemia.Based on the findings, the scientists recommend that patients with leukemia speak with their healthcare providers before adding any new supplements or foods rich in taurine to their diet."Since taurine is a common ingredient in energy drinks and is often provided as a supplement to mitigate the side effects of chemotherapy, our work suggests that it may be of interest to carefully consider the benefits of supplemental taurine in leukemia patients," the researchers concluded in the paper.Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health and Fox News senior medical analyst, was not involved in the study but commented on the findings."The study from the University of Rochester determined that leukemia cells in the bone marrow rely on the amino acid taurine that they dont make themselves," he told Fox News Digital. "Future therapies promise to block the uptake of taurine into leukemia cells."Further research is needed to determine the exact process for blocking taurine, according to Siegel.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER"This is preliminary, but marks an important link between diet and cancer."The study was primarily funded by the National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, all of which are part of the National Institutes of Health. The American Society of Hematology, the Leukemia Research Foundation and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society also provided support.Some popular energy drinks list taurine as an ingredient."There is concern that high-powered energy drinks containing too much taurine could fuel leukemia cells," Siegel told Fox News Digital."But at the same time, there is no evidence that these drinks cause the conversion of regular bone marrow cells into leukemia cells."As the body naturally produces taurine, additional supplementation especially from energy drinks is "often unnecessary," according to Dr. Hooman Melamed, a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon and sports medicine expert based in Marina Del Rey, California."From a clinical perspective, I always advise patients to give their bodies what they need, but not to overload them with substances they don't," Melamed, who was not involved in the study, told Fox News Digital.In general, Melamed said he recommends avoiding energy drinks altogether, especially those containing many synthetic additives or excessive ingredients.For more Health articles, visitwww.foxnews.com/health"Youll often find 20+ components in these products many of which you cant pronounce. That alone is a red flag," he cautioned."If you dont recognize whats in your food or drink, its probably not something your body needs."

Criminal defense attorney Ken Belkin discusses his take on the 'highly prejudicial' evidence in Combs' sex-trafficking trial and the latest on the Idaho college murders as Bryan Kohberger names an alternate suspect ahead of the trial.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss Mayor Ras Baraka's accusations as 20 states plan to file suit against the Trump administration over funding threats stemming from immigration enforcement.

National security and military analyst Dr. Rebecca Grant joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss President Donald Trump's historic business-focused trip to the Middle East and why a Trump-Putin meeting could be essential for peace in Ukraine.