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How dormant bacteria calculate their return to life: The thinking undead
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
San Diego [US], October 7 (ANI): Some bacteria go into a dormant state where their life functions cease when exposed to hunger and stressful conditions. These cells, known as spores, can resist punishing extremes of heat, pressure, and even the harsh conditions of space by entering a profoun
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Ancient chemistry explains why ATP is universal energy unit used by all li
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 5 (ANI): According to a new study by Nick Lane and colleagues at University College London, UK, a straightforward two-carbon molecule may have been a key participant in the evolution of metabolism before the appearance of cells. The discovery may shed light on the earlie
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Sensoriom gears up to build India's first metabolic healthcare company
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi, Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 4 (ANI/PNN): The healthcare industry is rapidly evolving. A majority of chronic health issues stem from a poorly balanced body condition called metabolic syndrome. Over thirty per cent of the population is known to suffer from metabolic syndro
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Researchers discover new mechanism that helps cells protect themselves fro
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Heidelberg [Germany], September 19 (ANI): When free radicals become uncontrollable and destroy the protective cell membrane in a chain reaction, a cell dies of ferroptosis. When healthy cells are subjected to oxidative stress, they are occasionally damaged. Cancer cells, in particular, are v
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Study finds inadequacies in insulin production lead to obesity
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): Obesity increases the chance of a sugar metabolism imbalance and potentially diabetes. A study group at the University of Basel has recently demonstrated that the contrary is also true: inadequacies in the body's insulin production contribute to obesit
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Metabolism might be vital for future kidney disease treatment: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): A new study found that taking the amino acid lysine, as an over-the-counter dietary supplement, protects laboratory animals from kidney injury.
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According to a study, sugar metabolism is common in cancer
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 20 (ANI): For more than a century, cancer cell metabolism has been regarded as a puzzle. Recent research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that it may not be an anomaly after all. On August 15, the study was published in Molecular Cell.
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Intestinal immune cells use sugar as energy source, finds research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 20 (ANI): A recent study found that white blood cells that reside in the intestines, known as tissue-resident lymphocytes, use sugar as an energy source and have a faster metabolism than lymphocytes that circulate in the blood.
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Study finds metabolism might be vital for future kidney disease treatment
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): A recent study has shown that the intake of the amino acid lysine, an over-the-counter food supplement, protects laboratory animals from kidney damage.
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Study finds intestinal immune cells have sweet tooth
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lisbon [Portugal], August 16 (ANI): White blood cells that reside in the intestines, a particular class of immune cells known as tissue-resident lymphocytes, use sugar as an energy source and have a faster metabolism than lymphocytes that circulate in the blood, according to a recent study.
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Sugar metabolism is typical in cancer, says study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 15 (ANI): Cancer cell metabolism has been perceived as somewhat of a conundrum for more than a century. Recent findings from Washington University in St. Louis academics suggest that it might not be an abnormality at all. The work was released in Molecular Cell on Aug
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Fat cell development is significantly influenced by circadian clocks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Disruption of the circadian clocks that keep the body and its cells entrained to the 24-hour day-night cycle plays a critical role in weight gain, according to a pair of studies.
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