USC Dornsife News

Low-Protein Slows Alzheimer’s

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:20:00 -0500

Aging Cell study indicating that mice with Alzheimer's disease showed improvements when given a protein-restricted diet. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf." title="Valter Longo, associate professor of neurobiology in USC Dornsife, is corresponding author of an Aging Cell study indicating that mice with Alzheimer's disease showed improvements when given a protein-restricted diet. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf." /> In a recent study published online in Aging Cell, neurobiologist Valter Longo of USC Dornsife has shown that Alzheimer-stricken mice on a low-protein diet show fewer symptoms of the disease. He’s studying whether humans respond similarly.

Fasting and Radiation Therapy

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:00:00 -0500

PLOS One shows that short-term fasting in mice appears to improve the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treating gliomas. Here Longo works in his laboratory. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf." title="USC Dornsife's Valter Longo's latest study published in PLOS One shows that short-term fasting in mice appears to improve the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treating gliomas. Here Longo works in his laboratory. Photo by Dietmar Quistorf." /> A new study published in PLOS One and led by USC Dornsife’s Valter Longo finds that controlled short-term fasting in mice improved the effectiveness of radiation and chemotherapy in treating gliomas, the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor.

Fasting Weakens Cancer in Mice

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:41:00 -0500

Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Even fasting on its own effectively...