How Snakes Digest Food Without Speeding Up Their Metabolism
Scientists studied 23 boa constrictors to understand how their bodies handle digestion. They compared snakes that had just eaten with snakes that were fasting …
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Your Cells' Power Plants: Why Calories Aren't the Whole Story
Scientists are discovering that how your body uses energy is much more complicated than just counting calories. Inside every cell are tiny structures called …
Read MoreNew Compound BAM15 Shows Promise for Fixing Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists discovered that a compound called BAM15 may help fix liver problems caused by eating too much fatty food. The research was done on mice that were …
Read MoreHow Your Gut Bacteria May Help You Live Longer
Scientists discovered that a protein called RICTOR acts like a control switch for how our bodies respond to nutrients from bacteria in our gut. When this …
Read MoreCan Coffee and Grapefruit Help Fix a Fatty Liver?
Researchers tested whether caffeine (found in coffee) and naringin (a compound in grapefruit) could help treat fatty liver disease in rats. Fatty liver disease …
Read MoreWhy Your Muscles Need Vitamin B12 to Work Properly
Scientists discovered that vitamin B12 plays an important role in keeping your muscle cells healthy and energetic. When mice didn't get enough B12, their …
Read MoreWhy Your Brain's Energy Factories Matter for Depression
Scientists are discovering that depression might be connected to problems in tiny energy-producing structures inside our brain cells called mitochondria. These …
Read MoreHow Your Cell's Power Plants Age and What Scientists Can Do About It
Scientists are discovering that tiny structures inside our cells called mitochondria—which act like power plants—have their own control systems that change as …
Read MoreNew Treatment Idea: Fixing Liver Damage by Replacing Broken Cell Powerhouses
Scientists discovered a potential new way to treat a serious liver disease called MASH (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis). The key idea is …
Read MoreNew Heart Drug Works Without Harming Muscle Energy
Researchers tested a new cholesterol-lowering drug called bempedoic acid to see if it would damage muscle cells like some other heart medications do. They …
Read MoreEating Less May Help Cells Pass On Healthy DNA
Scientists discovered something interesting about how cells pass on their genetic instructions. When yeast cells eat less food (caloric restriction), they're …
Read MoreHow Plants Share Building Blocks Between Cell Parts
Scientists discovered how plants move important chemical building blocks between different parts of their cells. These building blocks, called one-carbon …
Read MoreCan Choline Help Fix Fatty Liver Disease?
Your liver can accumulate too much fat, which is becoming a common health problem. Scientists think this happens partly because many people don't get enough …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Fight Weight Gain and Muscle Weakness
Scientists tested a special type of dead bacteria called Fructobacillus fructosus on mice eating high-fat diets. The mice that got this bacteria supplement …
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