Nutrition

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The Body’s Daily Jam Session

11.10.2021

Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics

How are the body’s day-night cycles orchestrated between different organs, tissues and cells?

Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

15.04.2021

Structural Biology, Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs

Joint Wellcome Trust – WHO Consultation on Transforming Nutrition Science for Better Health

Joint Wellcome Trust – WHO Consultation on Transforming Nutrition Science for Better Health

26.12.2018

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Immunology

World-leading scientists meet to stimulate new, cutting-edge research to improve lifelong health outcomes

probiotics

An Inside Look at Probiotics

06.09.2018

Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Do probiotics facilitate the recolonization of gut bacteria? The answer is not so simple

Proteins involved in the intestinal barrier of the mouse colon (E-cadherein in green)

The Obesity-Infection Connection

14.05.2018

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Bacteria in our guts complete this triangle

microbiome influences

Genetics or Lifestyle: What Is It That Shapes our Microbiome?

27.02.2018

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

A study brings new hope for improving our health

Rejection and lack of rejection

Immune Tolerance May Open New Horizons for Bone Marrow and Organ Transplants

05.02.2018

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Nutrition, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An anticancer drug keeps recipient T cells from attacking donor cells

Characterization of macrophages (green) and axons (red) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) using two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging

“Big Eater” Cells’ New Role – in Preventing Obesity

28.09.2017

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

New research shows these immune cells are also crucial to maintaining harmony, including that of heat-producing fat cells

single-celled lining of the intestines under a microscope

Cell Economics 101

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The lining of our intestines uses an approach known to business to quickly process food

Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture

Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops

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