Fasting primes the immune system's natural killer cells to better fight cancer, new study in mice finds

ScienceDaily
Jun 14, 2024, 2:18 pm617 ptsHot
A team of researchers has shown for the first time that fasting can reprogram the metabolism of natural killer cells, helping them to survive in the harsh environment in and around tumors, while also improving their cancer-fighting ability.

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