根据一项新研究，年龄相关的干细胞功能下降可以通过24小时的禁食快速逆转。生物学家发现，禁食能显著改善衰老小鼠和年轻小鼠的干细胞再生能力。

Fasting boosts stem cells' regenerative capacity

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180503142852.htm

1. Maria M. Mihaylova, Chia-Wei Cheng, Amanda Q. Cao, Surya Tripathi, Miyeko D. Mana, Khristian E. Bauer-Rowe, Monther Abu-Remaileh, Laura Clavain, Aysegul Erdemir, Caroline A. Lewis, Elizaveta Freinkman, Audrey S. Dickey, Albert R. La Spada, Yanmei Huang, George W. Bell, Vikram Deshpande, Peter Carmeliet, Pekka Katajisto, David M. Sabatini, Ömer H. Yilmaz. Fasting Activates Fatty Acid Oxidation to Enhance Intestinal Stem Cell Function during Homeostasis and Aging. Cell Stem Cell, 2018; 22 (5): 769 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2018.04.001