This hidden balancing act is vital for survival, enabling animals to maintain stable internal conditions even as the external ...
In 2021, a research team led by Prof. Heiko Lickert from Helmholtz Munich discovered the insulin-inhibitory receptor ...
Interoception research reveals how gut-brain communication via neural, hormonal, and microbial pathways regulates metabolism, ...
While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more ...
Bacteria control the homeostasis of membrane lipid biophysical properties by altering the chain length of fatty acids, as well as the ratio of saturated:unsaturated fatty acids. The de novo ...
Dr Alex Lathbridge explores what homeostasis is in episode 1 of this series. He also looks at different external stimuli that can affect the body and automatic control systems. Hello, I’m Dr ...
We are driven to understand the signals regulating tissue-specific autophagy signalling in mammalian health and disease. Understanding the physiological regulation and significance of selective ...