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title: ""In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem…"
date: 2017-06-23
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# "In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem…

*June 23, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/](https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/){target="_blank"}
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\"In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue of the Cell Stem Cell shows that cycles of prolonged fasting not only protect against immune system damage --- a major side effect of chemotherapy --- but also induce immune system regeneration, shifting stem cells from a dormant state to a state of self-renewal.\
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The study has major implications for healthier aging, in which immune system decline contributes to increased susceptibility to disease as people age. By outlining how prolonged fasting cycles --- periods of no food for two to four days at a time over the course of six months --- kill older and damaged immune cells and generate new ones, the research also has implications for chemotherapy tolerance and for those with a wide range of immune system deficiencies, including autoimmunity disorders.\"\
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[https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/](https://news.usc.edu/63669/fasting-triggers-stem-cell-regeneration-of-damaged-old-immune-system/){target="_blank"}
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