University of Southern California

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chia-Wei Cheng

Valter D Longo

Min Wei

Sebastian Brandhorst

Omer Yilmaz

Todd Morgan

George Eng

Fang Wang

A method includes a step of identifying a subject in need of diet modification; and administering a first diet to the subject for a first time period. The first diet provides 4.5 to 7 kilocalories per pound of subject for a first day and 3 to 5 kilocalories per pound of subject per day for a second to fifth day of the first diet. The first diet includes less than 30 g of sugar on the first day; less than 20 g of sugar on the second to fifth days; less than 28 g of proteins on the first day; less than 18 g of proteins on days the second to fifth days; 20 to 30 grams of monounsaturated fats on the first day; 10 to 15 grams of monounsaturated fats on the second to fifth days; and between 6 and 10 grams of polyunsaturated fats on the first day.

Methods and formulations promoting tissue/organ regeneration, longevity and healthspan

A method of alleviating symptoms of, or treating, pancreatic beta-cell damage in a subject includes a step of identifying a subject having pancreatic beta-cell damage. Multiple cycles of a diet protocol are administered to the subject. The diet protocol includes administering of a fasting mimicking diet and a re-feeding diet where the fasting mimicking diet is provided for a first time period and the re-feeding diet is provided for a second time period.

Fasting condition as dietary treatment of diabetes

The present invention provides compositions comprising &#x3b2;-hydroxybutyrate, cyclic or linear &#x3b2;-hydroxybutyrate oligomers, and/or &#x3b2;-hydroxybutyrate ester derivatives, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In various embodiments, the compositions are encapsulated by nanoparticles, such as nanoparticles comprising, e.g., poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). In additional embodiments, the invention provides methods of using such compositions to induce intestinal stem cell regeneration and/or treat radiation-induced intestinal damage in a subject.

Beta-hydroxybutyrate encapsulated PLGA nanoparticle compositions

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Chia-Wei Cheng