Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered a way to get rid of pancreatic cancer in mice by putting them on a high fat, or ketogenic, diet and giving them cancer therapy. The team made the ...

Cancer kills more than 500,000 Americans each year. But today, thanks to National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, UC San Francisco researchers are revolutionizing what we thought we knew about how ...

Fasting for 24 hours twice a week boosts the cancer-fighting abilities of specific immune cells called natural killer cells, according to a new study. The findings open up a number of options for ...

Omer Yilmaz, an associate professor of biology and a member of MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, has been studying the effects of fasting in rodents for years. In 2018 he and his ...

A discovery in mice reveals why fasting enhances a type of breast cancer treatment — a hormone-signalling pathway and gene-expression changes have key roles. Stephen D. Hursting is in the Department ...

Every few months, a new "miracle cure" for cancer trends on social media. From superfoods and supplements to extreme diets, the promises are always bold—and almost always misleading. The latest claim ...

Ramadan, the sacred month of fasting observed by Muslims, is a period of deep spiritual reflection, prayer, and ...

Fasting has shown its potential to reduce colorectal cancer risk by triggering cellular changes that may slow tumor growth, with a study demonstrating a 20% improvement in overall survival. However, ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found both benefits and risks to intermittent fasting. japatino/Getty Images Fasting, or restricting your intake of solid foods, is often promoted as a means of ...