While previous studies have linked intermittent fasting to benefits such as reductions in weight and dementia risk, new research in mice points to a potential downside of periodic food abstinences: an ...

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 ...

Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer, according to a paper reporting preclinical results published Aug ...

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 ...

Fatty liver disease often leads to chronic liver inflammation and can even result in liver cancer. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University of Tübingen have now ...

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, ...

New research reveals that intermittent fasting can significantly enhance the effectiveness of oestrogen-blocking breast ...

(NewsNation) — Intermittent fasting has been shown to have several health benefits, but new research shows it also may increase the risk of colon cancer. In the study conducted on mice, Massachusetts ...

Evidence suggests that fasting exerts extensive antitumor effects in various cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the mechanism behind this response is unclear. We investigate the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer, according to a paper reporting preclinical ...