Not exact matches
To find out what was going
on in the microbiomes of four sets of differently shaped identical twins, researchers transferred some gut bacteria from a
lean (human) twin to a sterile
mouse: one with no foreign bacteria at all.
Associate Professor Amanda Sainsbury - Salis expressed surprise at the impact of the Y6 gene deletion
on mice, commenting «I find it amazing that one gene, which is expressed in the small part of the brain that controls the body clock, has such a profound impact
on how much fat is stored
on the body, and how much
lean tissue is maintained.»
Based
on the observation that obese
mice, rats, and humans all had elevated serum concentrations of a protein called GDF15 compared to
lean controls, Yumei Xiong and colleagues set out to develop therapies derived from the molecule.
Even more fascinating is the fact that when the time - restricted feeding
mice were allowed to eat freely
on the weekends, they still had the same
lean mass ratio as
mice who were restricted seven days a week.
This study has examined the effect of alpha - lipoic acid
on glucose uptake by cultured L6 muscle cells and different types of skeletal muscles in normal
lean (+ / +) and severely insulin - resistant, obese - diabetic (ob / ob)
mice.
And wait we do; despite the
lean ninety - minute runtime, Downrange can't quite figure out enough variations
on their cat - and -
mouse situation to keep the final two acts from devolving into a boring slog.
A game of cat and
mouse in the Michigan snow means Mick and her unwelcome cohort must learn to
lean on each other — and that closeness leads to an explosive attraction.