Science news articles about 'high metabolism'

GRONINGEN, Netherlands, March 11 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they've used lab mice to determine the theory that a higher metabolism results in a shorter lifespan is unfounded.

... from the cell membrane into the cell," Hung said. A "terrific target" Cancer cells have a high metabolic rate and require more glucose to fuel their activities than do normal cells, Fidler said. ...

... with lower metabolic rates were more efficient at differentiating into other cell types while the highly metabolic cells were more prone to keep dividing and form teratomas, tumors characterized by ...

... eggs with much, much more oxygen," she explains. "Jessica found that these embryos maintain high metabolic rates and rapid, synchronous development by behaviorally positioning their external gills in ...

Rising sea levels to impact low areas … High metabolism doesn't shorten life span … Scientists set record for smallest letters … Malaria parasite mechanism is identified ...

... changes in human sleep patterns as well," he said. "We sleep more deeply when we are young, because we have a high metabolic rate that is greatly reduced during sleep, but also because there are ...

... formulated that best meet the nutritional demands for that condition." There are breeds of dogs and cats that have high metabolisms and have trouble putting weight on, Nelson said. For these pets, ...

... were athletic, endothermic animals throughout the Mesozoic era. This early adoption of high metabolic rates may be one of the key factors in the massive evolutionary success that dinosaurs enjoyed ...