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·April 2, 2022·5 min read

Monkeys Routinely Consume Fruit Containing Alcohol, Shedding Light on Our Own Taste for Booze

Study reveals monkeys utilize alcohol from fermented fruits as a source of energy.

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·March 28, 2022·5 min read

Lack of Sleep Increases Unhealthy Abdominal Fat

A lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat and an 11% increase in visceral abdominal fat.

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·March 21, 2022·3 min read

Appetite Genes Control How Children Grow

Genes linked to obesity, energy metabolism, and appetite are also responsible for growth regulation in children, a new study reports.

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·March 14, 2022·4 min read

Live Fast, Die Young? Or Live Cold, Die Old?

Body temperature exerts a greater effect on longevity and lifespan than metabolic rate, researchers report.

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·January 13, 2022·5 min read

Diving Deep Into the Different Effects of Morning and Evening Exercise

Study reveals how the body produces different health-promoting signaling molecules in an organ-specific manner following exercise at different points during the day.

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·December 9, 2021·5 min read

Junk Food and the Brain: How Modern Diets Lacking in Micronutrients May Contribute to Angry Rhetoric

Researchers say there may be a link between eating an unhealthy diet and anger control.

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·December 3, 2021·3 min read

Why Neurons Consume So Much Fuel Even When at Rest

Synaptic vesicles are a major source of energy consumption in inactive neurons, a new study reports.

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·October 15, 2021·4 min read

A Map of Mouse Brain Metabolism in Aging

A new, freely available brain atlas reveals how brain metabolism changes throughout the life of mice.

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·October 13, 2021·3 min read

In Neurodegenerative Diseases, Brain Immune Cells Have a Ravenous Appetite for Sugar

In the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases, microglia consume glucose to a greater extent than previously believed. The findings may serve as a new biomarker for a range of neurodegenerative disorders.