From expressing gratitude to connecting spiritually and mourning, know the significance of fasting on Ashura for Shia and Sunni Muslims.

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Once-daily rimegepant 75 mg is effective and well-tolerated for short-term prevention of fasting-related headache in adults ...

All intermittent fasting and continuous calorie restriction strategies reduced body weight compared with ad libitum diets, with alternate-day fasting showing additional benefit over continuous ...

Intermittent fasting diets appear to have similar benefits to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss, suggests an analysis of trial evidence published by The BMJ.

Rapamycin matches fasting in promoting healthy aging, says a large study, offering a promising alternative to calorie restriction.