The factors that influence the composition of the gut microbiome are diet, ethnicity,
antibiotics, stress, psychological factors, maternal health during pregnancy, the method of …

Body composition has gained increasing attention in oncology in recent years due to fact
that sarcopenia has been revealed to be a strong prognostic indicator for survival across …

Reported values in the literature on the number of cells in the body differ by orders of
magnitude and are very seldom supported by any measurements or calculations. Here, we …

Comprehensive molecular‐level models of human metabolism have been generated on a
cellular level. However, models of whole‐body metabolism have not been established as …

Background: Pregnancy is associated with considerable changes in the physiological,
anatomical and biochemical attributes in women. These may alter the exposure to …

The average weight of adults in the U nited S tates has increased by 25 pounds (11 kg) over
the past 50 years, with a marginal change in height. Drugs are generally dosed according to …

It has been shown that cardiac enlargement, whether hypertrophic or dilated, is an
independent risk factor for sudden cardiac death, although the definition of what constitutes …

The scientific interest in cadmium (Cd) as a human health damaging agent has significantly
increased over the past decades. However, particularly the histological distribution of Cd in …

Childhood obesity is an alarming public health problem. The pediatric obesity rate has
quadrupled in the past 30 years, and currently nearly 20% of United States children and 9 …

One-third of adult Americans are currently classified as obese. Physiologic changes
associated with obesity can potentially alter the clearance of commonly used drugs …