Metabolic
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Obesity Alters Daily Energy Burning, Study Reveals
Recent research reveals that healthy-weight individuals burn more energy during the day, while those with obesity expend more at night,…
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New Research Indicates That Insulin Spike After Eating Is Actually a Good Thing
Researchers have conducted a study revealing that post-meal insulin surges might indicate good metabolic health, challenging the previously held belief…
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Deleting a Key Gene Shields Against Excess Weight Gain
A study from UC San Diego reveals that obesity causes mitochondrial dysfunction in fat cells, driven by a specific gene.…
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Scientists Discover 2.5 Billion-Year-Old Bacterial Energy Source
In the late 1980s, scientist Bernhard Schink predicted that a microorganism could produce energy from phosphite. Decades later, a new…
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Plant-Based Diets Improve Metabolic, Liver, and Kidney Health
A study reveals that a healthy plant-based diet, involving reduced intake of processed and sugary foods, can decrease the risk…
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Fat Metabolism Key to New Treatments
Researchers have discovered a crucial link between Alzheimer’s disease and fat metabolism, specifically focusing on the amyloid-beta protein and sulfatides.…
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Scientists Uncover Clue To Treat Deadly Hereditary Illness
Barth syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects males, characterized by abnormalities in mitochondrial function. It leads to…
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Eat More, Weigh Less, Live Longer
Recent research challenges the notion that all calories are equal, showing that reducing isoleucine, an amino acid, in the diet…
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How One Genetic Variant Could Ward Off Weight Gain
A new study reveals a genetic variant in the GIP receptor that may help resist obesity by altering metabolism. Mice…
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High Metabolism – Scientists Uncover New Early Sign of Alzheimer’s Disease
New research has revealed that an increase in hippocampal metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, offering a potential…
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