Tag Archive for 'Metabolism'

The Eurasian shrew (Sorex araneus). Image credit: Karol Zub.

Eurasian Shrews’ Skulls Shrink with Season, Study Shows

Oct 25, 2017 by News Staff

According to a study led by Dr. Javier Lazaro of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, the skulls of Eurasian shrews (Sorex araneus) shrink in anticipation...

Phenotypes of osteoarthritis: evidence suggests that patients with osteoarthritis fall into multiple phenotypic subgroups defined on the basis of the main driver of disease, one of which is a distinct metabolic phenotype, although all osteoarthritis phenotypes probably involve metabolic alterations; cartilage, bone and synovium are all affected by external and internal drivers of disease such as inflammation, injury or biomechanical alterations, metabolic reprogramming and immunomodulation, but different synovial joint tissues dominate the disease in different patients with osteoarthritis. Image credit: Mobasheri et al / Nature Reviews Rheumatology, doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2017.50.

Osteoarthritis Could Be Prevented with Regular Exercise, Good Diet

May 16, 2017 by News Staff

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Surrey, UK, has identified a crucial link between metabolism and osteoarthritis. Phenotypes...

J Philip Karl et al quantify benefits of a whole-grain diet. Image credit: Tofs.

Study Reveals Health Benefits of Whole-Grain Diet

Feb 9, 2017 by News Staff

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that substituting whole grains for refined grains increases calorie loss by...

Giant panda cub Xiao Liwu and his mother Bai Yun at the San Diego Zoo. Image credit: Natali Anderson / San Diego Zoo.

Giant Pandas Have Exceptionally Low Metabolic Rate, New Study Finds

Jul 10, 2015 by Natali Anderson

According to a new study led by Dr Yonggang Nie from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Zoology, bamboo-eating giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)...

Blue light may increase hunger. Image credit: Alexofdodd / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Blue Light Exposure before Evening Meal Linked to Increased Hunger

Jun 17, 2014 by News Staff

Blue-enriched light exposure immediately before the evening meal may increase hunger, according to a new study published in the journal Sleep (abstract...

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