The approach was applied to the sialic acid metabolic pathway in human cells, yielding novel ... In a cellular model system these mutations can be masked by the efficient scavenging of sialic ...

Widely used by the food industry, emulsifiers—a type of food additive—are found in many daily foods (sliced bread, ice creams ...

Fat metabolism is a fascinating process and essential for human survival. It involves the digestion, absorption, transportation and utilization of lipids as a source of energy or as an energy reserve.

Animals in the wild, including our hunter-gatherer human ancestors ... period of weeks and months can optimize health.” In the metabolic process, the body converts food into glucose that ...

Antibodies of the ABO system can affect the metabolism of human spermatozoa. The main effect is that the anaerobic glycolysis of sperm from men with A or AB secretor phenotypes is lowered in anti ...

Physical activity is not only important for fitness, but also for health. This is confirmed by a new study conducted under the direction of Prof. Dr. Maximilian Kleinert at the German Institute of ...

JMU scientists studied insulin-producing cells in fruit flies, finding that secretion is influenced by gut hormones, ...

The tie-up aims to simulate the human metabolic system in different individuals with type 2 diabetes, and simulating virtual patient populations. It will use UVA’s work within diabetes and ...