metabolism

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The study found that these practices activated natural pathways involved in brain flexibility, metabolism, immune function, and pain relief.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

In older mice, higher levels of the protein slowed cellular metabolism in the hippocampus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Their analysis showed that miR-93 drives fat buildup, inflammation, and scarring in the liver by suppressing SIRT1, a gene that plays a key role in managing fat metabolism inside liver cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

She wrote a letter to Kennedy in November urging the FDA to use enforcement discretion for certain peptides that she said were “critical to processes” such as metabolism, immune response and tissue repair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Together, these items weighed between 12 and 18 pounds, depending upon a man’s habits or rate of metabolism.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien