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When restriction is good

Nature volume 458, pages 713714 (09 April 2009) | Download Citation

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Dietary restriction can prolong life and delay the onset of cancer. Suppressing the signalling pathway that is mediated by the hormone insulin might be crucial for the anticancer effects of reduced caloric intake.

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  1. Anne Brunet is in the Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.  anne.brunet@stanford.edu

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