metabolism
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To better understand the broader impact of the discovery, the researchers studied the effects of leucine metabolism in the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
The approval expands AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular, renal and metabolism portfolio shortly after diabetes drug Farxiga—its biggest product in that therapeutic area and the bestselling medicine in the company’s history—went off patent in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Another concern is that losing muscle could slow down patients’ metabolism, leading to weight regain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The findings provide fresh insight into the connection between gut health, metabolism, immune function, and even sleep-related biological stress.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
During glucose metabolism, those messages were repressed, and the RNAs for glucose-digesting enzymes became abundant.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing metabolism
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