• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 29th, 2015
Researcher: Just like Us Humans, Dinosaurs Were Warm-Blooded

Researcher: Just like Us Humans, Dinosaurs Were Warm-Blooded

This explains why they were vigorous, fast-growing creatures

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 5th, 2015
Researchers Ask Obese Folks to Gain Even More Weight

Researchers Ask Obese Folks to Gain Even More Weight

The study was carried out to determine how weight gain affects the metabolic functions of already obese individuals

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 5th, 2014
Simply Sharing a Home with a Smoker Can Make You Fat

Simply Sharing a Home with a Smoker Can Make You Fat

Study finds second-hand smoke promotes weight gain, ups the risk of cardiovascular or metabolic problems

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 22nd, 2014
How Fighting with Your Better Half Can Make You Get Fat

How Fighting with Your Better Half Can Make You Get Fat

New study links heated arguments with spouses and a history of depression to an increased risk for obesity

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 14th, 2014
Stressed Women Have a Slower Metabolism, Are More Likely to Gain Weight

Stressed Women Have a Slower Metabolism, Are More Likely to Gain Weight

Study finds stress can contribute to a yearly weight gain of about 11 pounds (5 kilograms)

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 13th, 2014
Dinosaurs Were Neither Warm- Nor Cold-Blooded, Study Finds

Dinosaurs Were Neither Warm- Nor Cold-Blooded, Study Finds

Researchers say dinosaurs were in-betweeners

Gluttony May Undo Cancer Cells Once and for All

Gluttony May Undo Cancer Cells Once and for All

Targeting their weird metabolic pathways appears to be finally working

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2014
Sleep Insufficiency May Cause Metabolic Disorders

Sleep Insufficiency May Cause Metabolic Disorders

Such conditions include obesity and type II diabetes, researchers say

Cholesterol Processing Error May Lead to Anorexia

Cholesterol Processing Error May Lead to Anorexia

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

Intricate Role of Metabolism in Breast Cancer Revealed

Intricate Role of Metabolism in Breast Cancer Revealed

Scientists shed new light on how this condition acts

Hummingbirds Burn Glucose and Fructose Equally Effective

Hummingbirds Burn Glucose and Fructose Equally Effective

Their metabolisms are wonders of nature, researchers say

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 28th, 2013
“Hungry Gene” Increases Appetite, Slows the Metabolism

“Hungry Gene” Increases Appetite, Slows the Metabolism

Researchers say people who carry mutations of this gene are more likely to be obese

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 10th, 2013
Cocaine Alters the Metabolism, Reduces the Body's Ability to Store Fat

Cocaine Alters the Metabolism, Reduces the Body's Ability to Store Fat

Cambridge researchers shed new light on how cocaines affects people

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 18th, 2013
Exercise Pill Sounds Out of This World, Scientists Say It's Doable

Exercise Pill Sounds Out of This World, Scientists Say It's Doable

Drug that replicates the effects of exercise could soon come our way

Smiley-Face Tattoo Tells How Tired You Are

Smiley-Face Tattoo Tells How Tired You Are

The tattoo hides a set of sensors that measure the body's metabolic activity

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
Chocolate Helps You Keep Your Figure

Chocolate Helps You Keep Your Figure

It also helps raise the average resting metabolic rate

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
Obesity Tied to Sleep Deficiencies

Obesity Tied to Sleep Deficiencies

New research demonstrates that this connection is valid

 
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