Fat-sensing hormone helps control tadpole metamorphosis
When tadpoles are but tadpoles, they're voracious eaters, chomping down all of the plant matter in their paths.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2018
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News tagged with food intake
Fat cat? Here's how much to feed to lose weight
Does your cat lay around all day, only getting up to eat and visit the litter box? Chances are, he's overweight. Maybe you've switched to the "diet" cat food or tried feeding him less, but you might have noticed it's not ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2018
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Measuring metabolism in dolphins to calculate their caloric needs
A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.S. and one in Spain has measured the metabolism of wild bottlenose dolphins in an effort to better understand their caloric needs. In their paper published in the journal ...
Flexible sensors can detect movement in GI tract
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have built a flexible sensor that can be rolled up and swallowed. Upon ingestion, the sensor adheres to the stomach wall or intestinal lining, where it can measure the rhythmic ...
Engineering
Oct 10, 2017
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Brain protein found to control appetite and body fat composition
NPGL, a recently discovered protein involved in brain signalling, has been found to increase fat storage by the body – even when on a low-calorie diet.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 17, 2017
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The truth about cats' and dogs' environmental impact
With many Americans choosing to eat less meat in recent years, often to help reduce the environmental effect of meat production, UCLA geography professor Gregory Okin began to wonder how much feeding pets contributes to issues ...
Environment
Aug 2, 2017
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Starvation prompts body temperature, blood sugar changes to tolerate next food limitation
Rats that have experienced past episodes of limited food resources make physiological adaptations that may extend their lives the next time they are faced with starvation. New research about starvation physiology will be ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2017
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New video shows how blue whales employ strategy before feeding
Blue whales didn't become the largest animals ever to live on Earth by being dainty eaters and new video captured by scientists at Oregon State University shows just how they pick and choose their meals.
Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2017
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Video show humpbacks feeding against San Francisco skyline
A kayaker captured video of humpback whales feasting on fish in a bay with the San Francisco skyline as a backdrop.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2016
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Sweet tooth? Flies have it too: New study shows how they know what to eat and when to stop
All animals, including humans, love sweet food, particularly when we are hungry. But if you're someone who never turns down dessert under normal circumstances, try wolfing down six donuts as a scientific experiment. Even ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2016
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