metabolism
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However, when researchers treated these cells with a compound that boosts metabolism, the negative effects were prevented.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
In older mice, higher levels of the protein slowed cellular metabolism in the hippocampus.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 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
Companies like Swiss company Roche Holding see an opportunity to re-enter the market, Manu Chakravarthy, Roche’s global head of cardiovascular, renal and metabolism product development, said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Freezing a cell was like pressing a pause button: cell division, metabolism, and everything else simply stopped, then resumed after thawing as if you’d just pressed play again.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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