Cells spend energy not just on reactions, but on control. New research explains why staying stable comes with an unseen ...

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

Among the trillions of microbes that live in the gut, one obscure bacterium has suddenly become a star of obesity research.

Metabolic health is sometimes used as a measurable indicator of how key systems in your body are functioning. And it's really ...

Researchers at UC San Diego and Mass General Brigham identified gut bacteria and pathways that convert carbs into ethanol in ...

As an assist to his students back in 1960, microbiologist Donald Nicholson sketched out a big chart of metabolic pathways; he thought it would help them to have it pinned up on a wall for ready ...

A growing body of research suggests autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may not solely be a fixed genetic or neurodevelopmental condition, but could involve disruptions in metabolic signalling that are ...