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With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body's ability to ...

The human body undergoes numerous changes throughout life, with many significant transitions occurring during the decade of the 40s. Among these changes, the decrease in digestive enzyme production ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Researchers at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University have discovered an enzyme that appears to play a key role in fat production, a finding that could lead to a ...

Scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz say they have found an unexpected link between the way the body processes ...

How Your Body’s Food-Processing Crew Actually Works Digestion isn’t just one enzyme doing all the work – it’s like a relay race where different enzymes pass the baton in a specific order. Raw foods ...

Enzymes are proteins that guide (catalyze) very specific chemical reactions. They play indispensable roles in all life forms. Some enzymes carry out the day-to-day business of biology like digesting ...

When you’re one of the 70 million Americans whose digestion is off, it’s understandable to want to do what you can to turn things around quickly. Social media is packed with posts from people who ...