A 24-Hour Fast Activates a Microbial Pathway That Helps Heal the Gut
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Researchers at UT MD Anderson identified that the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila (AKK), which increases during 24-hour fasting, works with metabolic changes to prepare intestinal cells for regeneration after radiation injury—a finding published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that could help protect healthy tissue during cancer treatment.
Clinical translation remains future research.
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