Scientific Method — Fasting blocks a specific leukemia in mice Fasting stops development of early stage leukemia, reverses mid-stage disease. Roheeni Saxena - 12/22/2016, 1:40 PM Wild rodents spread more than 35 diseases. Pet mice and rats carry much fewer, luckily, but the diseases they do spread include rat bit fever and Leptospirosis. ArtBrom A recent study published in Nature Medicine presents striking evidence that fasting alone, with no other treatments, blocks the development and progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in mice. Previous research has demonstrated that caloric restriction has a variety of health benefits, but this is the first study to find such a specific effect. The study also identifies how fasting influences the activity of a specific protein on cancer cells. Unfortunately, the data may be specific to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, so cutting out food may not be a general means of attacking cancer. Acute lymphoblast...