Amino acids are the building blocks of protein in the body. There are 20 amino acids in total and these are generally broken down into non-essential and essential amino acids. Non-essential amino ...

In an article published in JAMA Network Open, researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) report on ...

In glaucoma, the disturbed pathways involve lipid metabolism and the carnitine shuttle pathway, with increased and decreased ...

Researchers have discovered that Alzheimer's drugs Leqembi and Kisunla boost levels of a healthy form of protein in the brain, even as they reduce its more toxic form.

Researchers examine the role of GLP-2 in regulating food intake through its effects on gastrointestinal motility and satiety ...

Does Phenylalanine Occur Naturally in the Body? Phenylalanine is one of 20 amino acids: nine essential and 11 nonessential. Your body can make nonessential amino acids if and when you don't consume ...

Last week, I shared information on the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, from supporting brain function and heart health to reducing inflammation and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.

Isoleucine is one of three branched-chain amino acids we use to build proteins in our bodies. It is essential for our survival, but since our cells can't produce it from scratch, we have to get it ...

A peptide is a short chain of two or more amino acids linked by a chemical bond called a peptide bond. When organized into complex structures (typically consisting of 50 or more amino acids), peptides ...