Genetic switch turned on during fasting helps stop inflammation

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 02:20 in Biology & Nature

A molecular pathway that is activated in the brain during fasting helps halt the spread of intestinal bacteria into the bloodstream, according to a new study by a team of researchers at the Salk Institute. The study, published the week of May 16, 2016 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows a […]

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