FASTING-MIMICKING DIET CAUSES HEPATIC AND BLOOD MARKERS CHANGES INDICATING REDUCED BIOLOGICAL AGE AND DISEASE RISK

Fasting-mimicking diet causes hepatic and blood markers changes indicating reduced biological age and disease risk

Abstract In mice, periodic cycles of a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) protect normal cells while killing damaged cells including cancer and autoimmune cells, reduce inflammation, promote multi-system regeneration, and extend longevity.Here, we performed secondary and exploratory analysis of blood samples from a randomized clinical trial (NCT02158897)

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Occurrence, genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of Blastocystis sp. in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in Southwest China

Blastocystis sp.is a common anaerobic protist with controversial pathogenicity that can infect various animals and humans.However, there are no reports of Blastocystis sp.infections in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii).The present study was designed to examine the occurrence, subtype distribution and genetic characterization of Blastocystis sp

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Six decades of natural opiate use in a nonagenarian

Elderly natural opiate users are often Toy Abacuses forced to seek treatment when they cannot avail opioids.We present here a case of a 98-year-old male who came to us with six decades of natural opiate use in the form of raw opium and poppy husk.The patient was managed symptomatically with tramadol and diazepam for about 6 months.The case highligh

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