A type of metabolic enzyme, which aids detoxification, has been linked to obesity and fatty liver disease, a new study found. A team of researchers at the Clemson University found that Cyp2b gene, ...

Switching off a single enzyme in immune cells protected mice from obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease in a new study, offering a potential new treatment target for metabolic disorders.

Researchers have discovered an important, previously unknown step in the metabolism of sugar that could have applications for treating obesity or type 2 diabetes down the road. In a study published ...

An enzyme called FBP1 -- essential for regulating metabolism -- binds to a transcription factor in the nucleus of certain kidney cells and restrains energy production in the cell body, researchers ...

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland is the first to report that the fatty acid composition of blood and the enzyme activity associated with it predict the development of bone mineral ...

A colorized CT scan showing lymphoma (red) in the abdomen between the liver and the gallbladder. Credit: James Cavallini / Science Photo Library Summary Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute ...

Cell division requires the action of key regulator proteins called cyclins and CDKs. It emerges that a cyclin–CDK complex can regulate cell metabolism, and targeting this metabolic regulation causes ...

A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but understanding what happens to that sugar in the cell is far more complicated than simple digestion, according to researchers. For sugars to ...

Grapes are categorized as a non-climacteric type of fruit which its ripening is not associated to important rises in respiration and ethylene synthesis. The starch metabolism shares a certain role in ...

Scientists have discovered metabolic enzymes in the opium poppy that play "widespread roles" in enabling the plant to make painkilling morphine and codeine, and other important compounds. University ...

Researchers have discovered an important, previously unknown step in the metabolism of sugar that could have applications for treating obesity or type 2 diabetes down the road. In a study published ...