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

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, are fire-retardant chemicals that are found everywhere. A mouse study reports that probiotic supplementation can reduce the negative impacts of PBDEs on ...

Prof Alastair Hay, an expert in environmental toxicology from the University of Leeds, explained: "Ethanol acts as a ...

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

The progress of a human being through life might be thought of as a mostly gradual succession of changes from the ovum to the ...

Researchers used mitochondrial gene editing to model genetic disorders in mice, revealing profound impacts on brain function, metabolism, and thermoregulation.

For over 2 million years, humans and their ancestors dominated the food chain, thriving as apex predators with a meat-heavy ...

“Amazingly, when we introduce these proteins into human cells, they gel and slow down metabolism, just like in tardigrades. Furthermore, just like tardigrades, when you put human cells that have these ...

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 and transcriptional pathways and NAD metabolism. Design We investigated the impact of NAMPT inhibition by the small-molecule inhibitor FK866 in the dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) model of ...

While research is limited, some studies show that consuming certain spices, such as chili pepper, turmeric, and cinnamon, may positively affect metabolism.