metabolism
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“The evidence on the benefits of nicotine on memory, mood and metabolism is not well supported,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The researchers examined how human metabolism changes during spaceflight by measuring metabolites in astronauts' blood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
By analyzing these molecules, researchers can learn about processes ranging from diet and metabolism to what is happening inside the intestines.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
Metabolites are small molecules produced or altered during metabolism, including compounds created by gut microbes as they process food and other substances.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The explanation of this peculiar behavior sometimes appears to lie in the changes which the chemical brings about in the metabolism of the plant itself.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
However, once temperatures rose, their slow metabolisms could no longer keep up.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The results point to one major difference: species whose metabolisms were less able to cope with warmer, oxygen poor water suffered the highest extinction rates.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The higher temperatures promote algae growth by allowing their metabolisms to shift into overdrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
The authors also contest Herculano-Houzel's assumption that one can predict different dinosaurs' metabolisms, aging rates and other life history traits based on the existing data.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
By then, our metabolisms were high enough to keep us conscious and alive.
From Perfect Control by Richard Stockham
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