Researchers have long believed that neurons rely on glucose nearly entirely for fuel. The brain’s enormous energy ...

Peer ReviewDownload a summary of the editorial decision process including editorial decision letters, reviewer comments and author responses to feedback. The bioenergetic requirements of muscle stem ...

This work presents valuable new data on the role of D-Serine and how it competes with its stereoisomer L-Serine to influence metabolism. The work presents a variety of solid experimental data combined ...

College of Food Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130062, People’s Republic of China Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Ministry of Education College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin ...

Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, ...

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a popular spice known for its intense yellow color. Studies suggest that curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, can help with weight loss due to its antioxidant and ...

There's a molecule that our body makes from vitamin B 5 that is critical for all of the metabolic processes essential for human life. And when something goes wrong in that molecule's production, it ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known as mitochondria. To function properly, mitochondria must first read ...

Caltech scientists discovered that many mitochondrial proteins begin entering the organelle while they are still being made, overturning decades of assumptions. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers showed ...