USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Professor Valter Longo, expert on dietary restriction and regeneration, leads team of USC and Harvard researchers looking to slow aging and prevent disease.
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USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology scientist Valter Longo talks about how to live a longer and healthier life.
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Commonly used cancer drugs known to increase blood sugar appeared to also increase chemotherapy-related cell damage in mice, raising possible risks for cancer patients taking similar drug combinations; fasting or glucose reduction reversed the increase in toxicity.
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Periodic cycles of fasting reprogram pancreatic cells and restore insulin production, USC researchers find.
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A randomized trial shows cycles of a five-day fasting diet designed by USC Davis Professor Valter Longo safely reduces the risk factors for age-related diseases.
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A new study indicates that a genetic mutation in a group of Ecuadorians may spare them from dementia or Alzheimer’s.
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SFGate discussed how Kevin Rose, cofounder of Digg and a handful of other startups, launched an app called Zero to take the guesswork out of daily fasting. The app references the research of Dr. Valter Longo, director of the USC Longevity Institute and a leading expert on fasting.
The Merz Guest Professorship appoints an especially well-reputed scientist from the field of pharmaceuticals or human medicine to the University of Frankfurt each year. First awarded in 1987, it is one of the oldest chairs for visiting professors at Frankfurt’s Goethe University.
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Longo is the USC Davis School's third recipient of the award, which supports research associated with the biology of aging and the extension of the healthy human lifespan.
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A low-calorie fasting-like diet, plus chemotherapy, enables the immune system to recognize and kill skin and breast cancer cells, according to a new study in mice led by Professor Valter Longo. A second study on human patients shows that fasting is safe and may protect against chemotherapy’s side effects.
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