Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which your body needs for basic ...

A pore smaller than one nanometer reads peptide sequences amino acid by amino acid, pinpointing single-site Alzheimer's ...

When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, helps push stem cells to abandon hair growth in favor of wound healing, ...

Cutting a single amino acid from the diet caused rapid, drastic weight loss in mice by converting white fat into calorie-burning brown fat. The study reveals a powerful new mechanism for weight loss ...

There are about as many performance supplements on the market as there are protein-packed foods in a WH editor’s fridge. (Hint: It’s a lot.) A biggie as of late? Amino acids, which are the building ...

Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. Yet it is just one in a ...

From the 1950s to 1970s, discovery of enzymes began by identifying new chemical reactions within cell-free extracts, but ...

While research shows that the global dietary supplements' market was already exploding back in 2021 when it was valued at more than $152 billion, the industry is showing no signs of slowing down. In ...

THE amino acid L-theanine is my new obsession. That may sound a bit strange but after trying everything for my sleep, this actually works. L-theanine is found in various types of tea – especially ...