Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for exercise.
Intermittent fasting could have an array of health benefits, but as of yet there are no long-term studies into its effects.
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Months not eating or moving don’t result in muscle wasting and loss of function for animals that hibernate. New research found gut microbes help their hosts hold onto and use nitrogen to build proteins.
A diet high in sugary foods can affect brain development in children.
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Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Kids often crave processed sugary foods. But research shows that consuming too many treats during childhood and adolescence may lead to behavioral and emotional problems.
A billion-year-old ‘hydrogen economy’ in the frozen soil of Antarctica provides bacteria with energy, water, and the carbon that makes up their bodies.
Don’t blame your metabolism for middle age weight gain.
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Kenneth McLeod, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Going back to work at an office? An expert explains how the relatively cool temperature many offices are kept at may affect your body – and your health.
Fungi make up a small but important part of gut microbiomes.
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Fungi are a small but important part of the gut microbiome. A new study in mice shows that how much weight mice gain on a processed food diet depends on this fungal microbiome.
The body slows your metabolism on purpose to prevent weight loss.
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There are some factors you can’t change about your metabolism. But there are things you can do to influence how much energy your body uses over the course of the day.
The diet could reinforce bad eating habits.
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How ancient microbes survived in a world without oxygen has been a mystery. Scientists discovered a living microbial mat that uses arsenic instead of oxygen for photosynthesis and respiration.
Sleep is important for many aspects of our health.
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