Obese dogs at risk of health condition experienced by humans
Veterinary scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that, like humans, obese dogs can experience metabolic syndrome, a condition that describes multiple health issues that occur in the body...
View ArticleAre bacteria making you hungry?
Over the last half decade, it has become increasingly clear that the normal gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria play a variety of very important roles in the biology of human and animals. Now Vic Norris of...
View ArticleLab experiments question effectiveness of green coffee bean weight-loss...
A major ingredient in those green coffee bean dietary supplements—often touted as "miracle" weight-loss products—doesn't prevent weight gain in obese laboratory mice fed a high-fat diet when given at...
View ArticleA protein that can mean life or death for cells
Each cell in an organism has a sensor that measures the health of its "internal" environment. This "alarm" is found in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which is able to sense cellular stress and trigger...
View ArticleResearchers find changes to protein SirT1
Researchers find changes to protein SirT1 can prevent excess metabolic stress associated with obesity, diabetes and aging.
View ArticleAbecedarian Project pioneer lauds new evidence supporting early educational...
Children who participated in a landmark early childhood intervention known as the Abecedarian Project in the 1970s are now in their late 30s and early 40s. And, relatively speaking, their physical...
View ArticleSteroid links fat accumulation with egg development
Nutrition and metabolism are closely linked with reproductive health. Several reproductive disorders including polycystic ovary syndrome, amenorrhea, and ovarian cancer have been linked to...
View ArticleDolly's 'sisters' show cloned animals don't grow old before their time
It's now 20 years since the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned. This groundbreaking scientific achievement was accompanied by warnings that Dolly might age prematurely because she...
View ArticleScientists outline biochemistry of xanthohumol—an avenue to treat metabolic...
Researchers at Oregon State University have made a fundamental advance in understanding xanthohumol – a compound found in hops that's of significant interest to prevent or treat the lipid and metabolic...
View ArticleResearchers probing the beneficial secrets in dolphins' proteins
Why reinvent the wheel when nature has the answer?
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