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metabolism

[muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /


NOUN
digestion
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Researchers at the University of Oklahoma found that the hormone works by sending signals to a brain region that helps control metabolism and appetite.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

This chain of signaling is essential for the hormone's ability to influence metabolism and reduce body weight.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

In simpler terms, shutting down this protein pushes immune cells to adapt their metabolism, transforming them into stronger, faster, and more aggressive cancer fighters.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The research shows that risks related to heart health, metabolism, and inflammation do not develop in the same way across sexes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

If sugar was sugar was sugar—if the metabolism of lactose was no different from that of glucose—then one might have expected bacteria fed on the glucose/lactose mix to exhibit the same smooth arc of growth.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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