Bones are living tissues that constantly rebuild, repair and help the body stay in balance.
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Biology allows us to speculatively map out an alien’s energy needs.
Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the cardiovascular risk factors and is hormone therapy good for heart health?
Your body adjusts your food intake and activity to maintain a balanced weight and avoid starvation. Researchers have proposed several theories explaining how this works.
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy aid in weight loss by suppressing appetite. Researchers are looking next at how the body expends energy – including through fat.
You probably know someone who claims to have a ‘fast metabolism’. But does the science support that idea?
A new way of analysing fossils has revealed more about animals and environments of ancient times, when humans were evolving.
The modernisation of small towns, while positive economically, brings hidden health costs.
Intermittent fasting can have health benefits, but does being hungry affect our cognitive abilities? Here’s what all the evidence tells us.
Blueberries, walnuts and dark green leafy vegetables head the list, but diversity is the key to getting more antioxidants in your diet.
Not only do mitochondria serve as the engine of the cell – they also act as watchtowers for the immune system.
Our study found that restricting carbs can elicit the same favourable metabolic effects as fasting.
A team of researchers discovered that taking omega-3 supplements can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
If these findings are confirmed in humans, it could have implications for treating many diseases where the immune system becomes overactive.
Here’s how your body might respond when you turn your clock back an hour on Saturday night.
Research will be needed to understand whether a new hypothesis on how fizzy water could affect body weight holds up.
Using digital blueprints of the metabolism of microbes, scientists can simulate expensive and time-intensive experiments set in space, power plants and farm fields.
Your brain’s clock struggles to catch up from jet lag, but your metabolism adjusts much quicker.
Is one weight-loss formula more likely to result in success than another? Our new research compared three weight-loss methods.
Understanding the differences in growth rate between animals can help clarify the mechanisms behind aging-related diseases and offer ways to treat them.
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Personal Chair in Nutrition, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Research fellow, The University of Queensland
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Systems Science and Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Sydney
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Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle
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Visiting Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat de Barcelona
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Senior Research Fellow , Adelaide University
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Associate Professor , Adelaide University