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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...