Fluorescent human cells seen through a microscope.
Our cells may be small, but they are mighty. And they are made of lots of amazing stuff, from the DNA that tells your body how to grow, to mini skeletons that let cells move around.
Rest days are just as important as your workouts.
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Studies show rest days are important for helping our body recover and adapt in many ways.
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Microalgae taste like grass and are packed with nutrients.
More than 1 million people in the U.S. are addicted to cocaine.
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Addiction to cocaine is wildly difficult to conquer. But physicians may soon have a new type of gene therapy for patients that makes the drug less alluring.
Do we really need that post-workout shake?
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One hypothesis suggests that there’s a finite amount of protein that the body can actually use.
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Shoppers struggle to make sense of food labels – and aren’t always sure what they’re eating.
Could biscuits be the answer when it comes to helping old people retain their strength?
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Delivering the extra protein older people need via biscuits could be a simple and effective way to help guard against muscle loss in ageing.
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We need to change diagnosis of ovarian cancer from late stage to early - scientists make steps
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AMPK is normally a tumour suppressor. But once cancer arises, AMPK becomes a tumour promoter, enhancing the survival of cancer cells. Understanding this could help create drugs that inhibit AMPK.
Shifting agriculture away from low-protein cereal crops towards legumes is essential.
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There are plenty of barriers, but if we really want to we can feed the world on plant protein (largely from legumes).
Protein-rich foods.
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An enzyme called TOR could hold the secret to a longer, healthier life.
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The food system urgently needs to be redesigned if we are to avoid crisis.
The average Australian eats 81 grams of red meat a day, while the planetary diet recommends just 14g.
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Here’s how to ensure you’re still getting enough protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12 while cutting back on red meat.
Web of flies.
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Spiders use different types of silk for different purposes – and not all of them are as strong as steel.
A fisherman on Kwan Phayo.
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Many people focus just on agriculture and new technologies for feeding the world’s growing population. Yet, fisheries are the centerpiece of billions of people’s diets.
Cattle grazing on public lands near Steens Mountain, Oregon.
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Raising livestock has clear impacts on the environment, but contrary to what many critics say, it is not the biggest driver of climate change.
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Two large nutritional studies seem to have reported contradictory findings on carbs. But only if you believe the headlines.
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Milk may be good for you, but perhaps not as good as recent headlines have suggested.
Cheese contains saturated fats, but we don’t actually know if that’s what clogs our arteries.
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Good news for cheese-lovers: all five experts said no.
A western blot allows scientists to detect specific proteins in tissue samples.
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Western and northern blots help scientists identify specific proteins and RNA molecules in experimental samples. But results can be manipulated.