Mounting an immune response is a metabolically costly endeavour and cannot operate well under conditions of energy deficit. Energy surplus (for example, in individuals that are obese or suffer ...
Recent studies indicate that nutrient-sensing mechanisms in the body activate negative-feedback systems to regulate energy and glucose homeostasis through a neuronal network. Direct metabolic ...
Metabolic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome pose considerable challenges to global health, primarily due to the dysregulation of ...
How is the organ size, shape and cellular composition determined in alternating environmental conditions or after injury? How does a stem cell know its position in a tissue, and how the positional ...