In this Time Machine post, we travel back to 1938 to check out a manuscript on the importance of amino acids in nutrition authored by Dr. William Cumming Rose (1887-1985), professor of biochemistry at the University of Illinois, published in Physiological Reviews. His research on the importance of amino acids in the physiology of an organism culminated in 124 research, review or biographical articles and his receipt of the National […]
Adult fish rely on gills to extract oxygen from the surrounding water. Larval fish, on the other hand, do not have well-developed gills and instead rely primarily on gas exchange across their skin. In a new study published in the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, researchers examined whether larval fish could use their pectoral fins to increase the flow of water […]
Ceramides are a type of sphingolipid composed of both fatty acids and sphingosine that are important in maintaining the structure of cell membranes and cell signaling pathways. Given their structure, it is perhaps not surprising that levels of ceramide are increased in the brains of mammals after eating a diet high in fats as well as in individuals who are obese. In mammals, ceramides are also known to help regulate food intake. Since rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus […]
Life Lines by Dr. Dolittle 