Thermogenesis in endotherms relies on both shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis
(NST). The role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in NST is well recognized, but the role of …

With human median lifespan extending into the 80s in many developed countries, the
societal burden of age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) is increasing. mTORC1 promotes …

Although gut microbiota has been linked to exercise, whether alterations in the abundance
of specific bacteria improve exercise performance remains ambiguous. In a cross-sectional …

Ketogenic diets (KD) that are very high in fat and low in carbohydrates are thought to
simulate the metabolic effects of starvation. We fed mice with a KD for seven days to assess …

Extensive study has demonstrated that epilepsy occurs with greater frequency at certain
times in the 24‐h cycle. Although these findings implicate an overlap between the circadian …

Ketogenic diets (KDs) affect the circadian rhythms of behavior and clock gene expression in
experimental animals. However, these diets were designed to simulate a fasting state; thus …

Mice lacking the superoxide anion scavenger CuZn superoxide dismutase (Sod1−/− mice)
develop a number of age-related phenotypes, including an early progression of muscle …

Nearly half of children with fragile X syndrome experience sleep problems including trouble
falling asleep and frequent nighttime awakenings. The goals here were to assess sleep …

Post-thawed sperm quality parameters vary across different species after cryopreservation.
To date, the molecular mechanism of sperm cryoinjury, freeze-tolerance and other influential …

The low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet (LCKD) is a dietary approach characterized by the
intake of high amounts of fat, a balanced amount of protein, and low carbohydrates, which is …