For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Newly enthusiastic fitness buffs pack into gyms and grocery stores are filled with sho... Read more
There are many indications that fasting promotes longevity. In recent years, much attention has been devoted to so-called caloric restriction mimetics (CMRs), substances that simulate the he... Read more
USC study indicates periodic low-calorie diet could help patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A clinical trial shows reduction of inflammation. USC researchers provided evidence that a... Read more
Fasting may help people lose weight, but new research suggests going without food may also boost human metabolic activity, generate antioxidants, and help reverse some effects of aging. Scie... Read more
In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, w... Read more
And cut out need for insulin while controlling blood glucose Planned intermittent fasting may help to reverse type 2 diabetes, suggest doctors writing in the journal BMJ Case Reports after t... Read more
A molecule produced during fasting or calorie restriction has anti-aging effects on the vascular system, which could reduce the occurrence and severity of human diseases related to blood ves... Read more
A drug treatment that mimics fasting can also provide the same benefit, study finds As people age, their intestinal stem cells begin to lose their ability to regenerate. These stem cells are... Read more
Protection from chemotherapy immunosuppression indicates effect could be conserved in humans In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an org... Read more
