A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life. Each of us starts ...

Discover how CKMT2 controls energy balance and mitochondrial health in skeletal muscles, revealing a new link between metabolism and type 2 diabetes management. Study: Decreased mitochondrial creatine ...

image: Bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego developed an explanation for why some types of neurons die sooner than others in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. These ...

Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1), an enzyme involved in gene expression, produces individualized metabolism depending on the type of acute myeloid leukemia cells. Cancer cells have a unique ...

In the increasingly personalized world of nutrition science, metabolic typing has emerged as an intriguing approach that suggests a one-size-fits-all diet is fundamentally flawed. This system proposes ...

Glucagon is a pancreatic hormone that plays a crucial role in regulating glucose and whole-body energy metabolism. In individuals with diabetes, the pancreatic alpha cells that produce glucagon are ...

A metric that looks beyond height and weight to underlying biological markers of metabolic health is providing revised ...

Due to its profound impact on public health and well-being, obesity has become a critical research topic. The rising global prevalence of obesity has placed a tremendous burden on people, communities, ...

Cancer cachexia upregulates one-carbon metabolism in multiple organs throughout the body, a new mouse study reveals, ...