metabolism
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Determining which receptors BRP activates could help explain its effects on hunger and metabolism.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
This offset a weaker-than-expected performance at AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular, renal and metabolism business, the analysts add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The six peptides are BPC-157, Epitalon, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax, and TB-500, which are marketed for antiaging, boosting metabolism and improving memory, among other things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Another involves changes in mitochondrial metabolism that influence inflammatory gene activity through epigenetic mechanisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 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
Fish, mobile snails, sea urchins, and bivalves such as clams, oysters, and mussels all require faster metabolisms to support movement and, in many cases, predatory lifestyles.
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
Smaller animals also typically require more nutrient-dense food than larger ones, because they have faster metabolisms and consume more energy per unit of body mass.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
"Considering that the vast majority of reductases encoded by gut bacteria remain functionally uncharacterized, identified metabolisms may only scratch the surface of interactions between respiratory reductases and the gut metabolome," the study authors wrote.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2024
We know in fact almost nothing about these metabolisms.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by William James
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