While most people are familiar with the need for vitamins and minerals in a balanced diet, there are certain nutrients that are often overlooked—glutamine being one of them. Glutamine is an amino acid ...

A significant number of men use supplements sourced locally or through the internet whose quality is not assured and may not ...

New research has discovered that a fundamental nutrient found in cells is key to maintaining the body’s cancer-destroying immune response. The discovery may lead to more effective ways of treating the ...

Co-corresponding authors Jian Xu,PhD, (left) and Min Ni, PhD, (right) and co-first authors Junhua Lyu, PhD, (center left) and Yuannyu Zhang, PhD, (center right) identified and characterized a ...

The retina places a large energy demand on the body, in part due to the activity of photoreceptors. These specialized cells are responsible for receiving light and transmitting visual information to ...

When we talk about microbiota, we usually think of the one inhabiting our gut. But there is another, less known and equally vital: the plant microbiota. In an article featured on the cover of Science, ...

Retinal images from mice with (right) or without glutaminase. Photoreceptors are metabolically dependent on glutamine for their growth and survival. The retina places a large energy demand on the body ...