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Intermittent fasting or calorie restriction seems to have positive effects on our health and our lifespan. Little is known why this may be the case. New research with fruit flies and human cells linked it now to a gene called OXR1 that seems to slow down the ageing of the brain. It has been found that the gene is also important in keeping age-related neurodegenerative diseases at bay.

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