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metabolism

[muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /


NOUN
digestion
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The findings, published June 9 in Nature Metabolism, are based on a large analysis of patient health records combined with advanced imaging studies of human brain tissue and mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The findings, published in Cell Metabolism, helped solve a long-standing mystery in obesity research and opened new directions for understanding diabetes, heart disease, and other metabolic disorders.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The findings were published online in Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

People who have obesity and high blood pressure may be more likely to develop dementia, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Metabolism: is transformation: the whole process or series of changes of food into tissue and cell-substance and of these latter into waste products the first of these changes being anabolic, the second katabolic.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.




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