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metabolism

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


NOUN
digestion
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A new report published in Nature Metabolism highlights the sugar's unique role in metabolic disease and suggests its effects on the body may be more harmful than previously understood.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The findings, published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, offer important context to earlier randomized clinical trials.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Metabolism and genome regulation have traditionally been viewed as largely separate biological systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The work has been described in detail in an article published in the American Journal of Physiology -- Endocrinology and Metabolism, where it was highlighted as a Top Article in May.

From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2025

Acclimation and Energy Metabolism of the Dingo, Canis dingo and the Coyote, Canis latrans.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.




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