With the ongoing festive season, we see many people fasting. Fasting has different significance in various cultures. For instance, in Hinduism, fasting or upavas is not just abstaining from food but a ...

Banana stem, the edible, fibrous core of the banana plant, is quite popular in South Indian cuisine. Not only that, its juice serves as a traditional home treatment people have used for many decades.

In brilliant collaboration, Carl and Gerty Cori studied how the body metabolizes glucose and advanced the understanding of how the body produces and stores energy. Their findings were particularly ...

Fasting has become increasingly popular due to its potential health benefits, such as aiding weight loss, boosting metabolism, and possibly promoting longevity. However, one of the most common ...

The effect of glucagon and isoproterenol (beta-adrenergic agonist) on hepatic glycogenolysis and glycolysis in isolated perfused liver was compared. The levels of isoproterenol and glucagon which ...

In aquaculture, the transportation of live fish is routinely performed. Addition of essential oil of Lippia alba (EOLA) to the water during transport has the positive effect of stress reduction in ...

The piericidin family of microbial metabolites features a 4-pyridinol core linked with a methylated polyketide side chain. Piericidins are exclusively produced by actinomycetes, especially members of ...

McArdle disease (also known as glycogen storage disease type V) is a pure myopathy caused by an inherited deficit of myophosphorylase, the skeletal muscle isoform of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase.

Acute, severe exacerbations of asthma present a challenge due to the significant morbidity associated with this presentation. For exacerbations that are refractory to initial treatments with inhaled ...