Cutting a single amino acid from the diet caused rapid, drastic weight loss in mice by converting white fat into calorie-burning brown fat. The study reveals a powerful new mechanism for weight loss ...

Now, working with mice, Salk Institute researchers have identified another factor contributing to diabetes-associated peripheral neuropathy: altered amino acid metabolism.

In a groundbreaking study, a research team at KAIST has uncovered a gut-brain circuit that enables the brain to selectively ...

The discovery comes after decades of research into sugar metabolism, where the focus has been on the harmful reactions. ... and irreversible chemical reactions with the amino acid arginine, ...

Higher blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are associated with a significantly greater risk of ...

Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—often called "forever ...

When more than 22% of daily calories came from protein—or more than about 25 grams per meal—levels of the amino acid leucine increased in humans and mice, report investigators. They further observed ...

The small study of patients at Mount Sinai Hospital has implications for anyone, including military firefighters and families ...