All Articles Tagged As: metabolism

Sourdough Bread Has Most Health Benefits, Prof Finds (7/13/2008)

Not all bread is created equal. The type of toast you eat for breakfast can affect how your body responds to lunch ...> Full Article

Mouse Study: When It Comes To Living Longer, It's Better To Go Hungry Than Go Running (5/16/2008)

A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie diet can extend the lifespan of rodents, a benefit that even regular exercise does not achieve. ...> Full Article

Drug Therapy For Pku Reverses Heart Damage (5/14/2008)

Studies with BH4 in mice show promise ...> Full Article

Metabolic genes tied to inflammatory predictor of heart disease and stroke risk (4/28/2008)

Two new studies provide evidence that differences in people's blood levels of C reactive protein (CRP) stem in part from natural variation in known metabolic genes ...> Full Article

Sewer-gas-induced suspended animation is rapid and reversible (3/26/2008)

Heart rate and metabolism drop, while blood pressure and oxygen levels maintained ...> Full Article

Study helps explain fundamental process of tumor growth (3/15/2008)

Unique metabolic process first identified eight decades ago is found to be key ...> Full Article

Bug guts map brings scientists closer to understanding different bugs' role in the body (2/6/2008)

Scientists have made a major step towards understanding precisely which bugs in the gut are involved in which processes in the body, by mapping the different species of bugs living in seven members of the same Chinese family. ...> Full Article

Metabolic Syndrome Affects Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Teens (1/29/2008)

Lack of Standard Definition of Risk Factors Makes Measuring Problem Difficult ...> Full Article

Probiotics affect metabolism, says new study (1/17/2008)

Probiotics, such as yoghurt drinks containing live bacteria, have a tangible effect on the metabolism, according to the results of a new study published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology. ...> Full Article

Scientists Identify New Mechanism of Insulin Resistance (1/16/2008)

Resistance to insulin that precedes type 2 diabetes may stem from a "metabolic traffic jam" that blocks the body's ability to switch between glucose and fat as energy sources, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center. ...> Full Article

Life savers in the gut (1/12/2008)

Proteins that regulate iron metabolism serve critical functions in nutrient and water absorption in the gut ...> Full Article

A mechanism to explain biological 'cross-talk' between 24-hour body cycle and metabolism (11/20/2007)

It's well known that the body's energy levels cycle on a 24-hour, or circadian, schedule, and that this metabolic process is fueled by oxygen. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have found that a protein called Rev-erb coordinates the daily cycles of oxygen-carrying heme molecules to maintain the body's correct metabolism. ...> Full Article

A previously unknown coupling between obesity and diabetes (10/28/2007)

Obesity increases the risk of developing diabetes, but nobody knows the details of why this is the case. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden have now identified a protein that may play a role in increasing the risk. The discovery may in the long term lead to new methods of preventing type 2 diabetes. ...> Full Article