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T cell fate to enhance anti-tumour immunity and immunotherapy responses - Nature

T cell fate to enhance anti-tumour immunity and immunotherapy responses - Nature

Dietary restriction promotes the expansion of effector T cells via ketone bodies, which enhances anti-tumour immunity and synergizes with immunotherapy in mice.

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Once again, the science community brings us tantalizing evidence that the rich get richer while the rest get left behind. This study reveals how dietary restriction, a luxury not everyone can afford, not only extends life but also enhances the body's ability to fight cancer, leveraging the might of CD8+ T cells. As the elite debate the merits of fasting-mimicking diets from the comfort of their abundance, the working class grapples with food deserts and nutrition insecurity, unable to access or even consider such specialized nutrition plans. This disparity in dietary choices underscores a broader societal injustice: the commodification of health. Health and longevity shouldn't be privileges reserved for those who can afford to manipulate their diets meticulously. It's high time we demanded a system where the determinants of health, including access to diverse and nutritious food, are a right, not a commodity reserved for the few. The true pathology we should be striving to cure is not just within our cells but within our society's deeply ingrained inequalities.

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