The 'yo-yo effect' impairs metabolism and reduces brown fat activity in women

A study conducted by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, warns about the impact of the so-called "yo-yo effect" on women's metabolic health. The study shows ...
BMJ

Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to Dr Juliana S Oliveira, Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia; juliana.oliveira{at}sydney.edu.au Intervention Intervention ...

Climate ‘fingerprints’ mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean

The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Liver metabolism of an essential amino acid may play a key role in gut health

Many biological processes exhibit daytime differences governed by rhythmic exposure to sunlight, termed circadian rhythms. Researchers at Penn State recently found, in mice, that a protein critical to ...
Nature

Comparative Study of the Urease in the Rumen Wall and Rumen Content

Gärtner, K., Breiholz, D., and Abdel Rahman, S., Tagung der Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiol, April 22–24, 1964 (in the press). Bentley, O. G., Johnson, R. R ...