News tagged with fat breakdown
Disabling enzyme allows mice to gorge without becoming obese, new study finds
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified a new enzyme that plays a far more important role than expected in controlling the breakdown of fat. In a new study to be published Jan. 11 in the journal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 11, 2009 |
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High urea levels in chronic kidney failure might be toxic after all
It is thought that the elevated levels of urea (the byproduct of protein breakdown that is excreted in the urine) in patients with end-stage kidney failure are not particularly toxic.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Helping the obese fight loss of muscle function
Experts at The University of Nottingham are working on ground-breaking research to determine, for the first time, precisely what damage obesity can inflict on the muscles in our body.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 16, 2009 |
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