Weight loss strategies have always put diet and exercise center stage. Can two new drugs change the medical mindset about obesity?
A pristine record of toxic exposures and psychological trauma rests in a child’s mouth—if only it can be decoded.
A metabolic slowdown would press pause on the body until surgeons can repair damage. How close is it to becoming a reality?
Stroke researchers marvel at what hibernating animals can do. Now they’re searching for strategies that would benefit patients.
It seems as if salt should lead to weight loss, not weight gain. But a more complex metabolic picture is coming into focus.
For tumors, it’s a grow-or-die world, and a renewed focus on cell metabolism aims to deprive them of the fuel they must have.
It’s serious research disguised as diet fad: the notion that special tissue—which not everyone has—can help burn off pounds.
A drug approved for type 2 diabetes may also target cancer’s wayward metabolism.
A drug approved for type 2 diabetes may also target cancer’s wayward metabolism.
Clock genes keep circadian rhythms in sync, coordinating cells’ essential work and possibly enhancing well-timed therapies.