Humans, it turns out, possess much higher metabolic rates than other mammals, including our close relatives, apes and ...

A new study from the University of Surrey and the University of Aberdeen has found that disruptions to our body clock, such ...

We have long known that these three classes of molecules are fuel sources for human metabolism, yet it is a common misconception (especially among undergraduates) that human cells use only glucose ...

A study is shedding light on exactly what happens to our body's metabolic processes when we experience even a relatively ...

With the availability of harmless tracer studies, human fetal metabolism can be unraveled (3–7). To add to the very scarce knowledge bank, our aim was to investigate several aspects of human ...

Drs Rozalyn Anderson and Timothy Rhoads, from the University of Wisconsin, said the "unprecedented" study had already led to "important new insights into human metabolism". And it "cannot be a ...

Have you ever felt sluggish and out of sorts after a long-haul flight or a late-night shift? A new study has found that disruptions to our body clock, such as those experienced during jetlag, impact ...

Metabolic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes, have become one of the world’s largest public health ...

Bones, for example, are relatively cheap. Although they make up around 15% of your weight, they only use 5% of your metabolism. Brains are at the other end of the spectrum, and at about 2% of typical ...