For years, protein has been hailed as the ultimate macronutrient for muscle growth and recovery. But emerging research suggests its impact goes far beyond building lean tissue. Scientists now ...

After meals, the intestines use peristalsis to move food through the gut using coordinated contractions and relaxations of smooth muscle. Results from a new study in mice done by scientists at Harvard ...

This film explores the complex process of human digestion, detailing how food is broken down into molecules by the digestive system. It follows the journey of food from the mouth, where it is chewed ...

A diet rich in protein, such as seafood, chicken, eggs, lentils, and tofu, can play a role in lowering blood sugar levels by affecting the digestion of carbohydrates.

Historically, the similarity between AMY1 copies has made this stretch of the genome difficult to map with traditional short-read sequencing techniques like sequencing by synthesis, which map out ...

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving the way for personalized medicines. “We measured every possible mutation in ...