The contribution of genetics to the variability in people’s metabolism has remained largely unknown. This is, in part, because genetic studies of human metabolism have been limited in scale and ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that different SSRI medications affect metabolic processes in developing nerve ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harvard Medical School Professor, Metabolic Health Innovator Metabolism is often reduced to a simple equation of calories in ...

A new study, published today in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new insights on the role of metabolites in health and disease and creating a blueprint ...

Human metabolism is a complex web of chemical processes and interactions between our cells and the microbes living within us. The more scientists can identify and classify the molecules involved in ...

Scientists have discovered that the human body undergoes a dramatic internal transformation during extended fasting, with ...

The human metabolism follows complex daily rhythms that influence when our bodies burn calories most efficiently. While many assume these patterns are primarily driven by activity levels or meal ...

The body has a network of daily (circadian) clocks that influences most areas of our health, including sleep and metabolism. A central clock in the brain is closely tied to daily sleep rhythms. But ...

Scientists have recently leveraged the massive amount of human health and genetic data in the UK Biobank to learn more about how small variations in the sequences of genes are related to metabolic ...