All articles tagged with #metabolic activity
A new study links metabolically active visceral fat around internal organs to more aggressive endometrial cancer in women, suggesting that the activity level of belly fat, not just its amount, influences cancer severity and could lead to new diagnostic and treatment strategies.
Polymyxin B kills Gram-negative bacteria by energy-dependent disruption of the outer membrane, leading to LPS loss and subsequent inner membrane permeabilization; this process requires bacterial metabolic activity and is blocked by modifications like MCR-1, which confer resistance.
Researchers discovered that human brains emit ultra-weak photons that fluctuate with mental states, such as eyes open or closed, suggesting a new non-invasive method called photoencephalography to monitor brain activity based on natural light emission related to metabolic processes.
Scientists from UC San Diego have developed an abiotic system that synthesizes cell membranes and incorporates metabolic activity, providing insights into how life may have originated from nonliving matter on prebiotic Earth and advancing the creation of primitive, functional artificial cells.