Feeding female fruit flies a diet low in the amino acid tyrosine improves their ability to endure food shortage, reduces ...

Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. Yet it is just one in a rapidly growing class of drugs called peptide therapeutics that sits between ...

A large new study suggests that higher levels of a common amino acid called tyrosine may be linked to a shorter lifespan in ...

New chemistry, new enzymology. With a new method that merges the best of two worlds — the unique and complementary activities of enzymes and small-molecule photochemistry — researchers at UC Santa ...

Researchers are building out the repertoire of chemical reactions, using light. They report a method using photobiocatalysis to produce non-canonical (not naturally occurring) amino acids that are ...

New research has found that reducing the intake of a single amino acid, isoleucine, by two-thirds, improved the lifespan, weight, and health of middle-aged mice without requiring a drop in calorie ...

Share on Pinterest Many plant-based proteins are less digestible and may have lower concentrations of one or more essential amino acids. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images Vegans who meet their daily ...

AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTS offer a tempting promise: You can build more muscle just by stirring them into your smoothie, coffee, or water. That sounds way easier than searing salmon or grilling chicken ...

From heart risk to muscle boost: new research unlocks the double-edged sword of red meat—here’s what you need to know to eat smart. Red Meat Amino Acids for Beginners: A Narrative Review. Image Credit ...