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Gastroenterology

Study unveils role of mitochondria in dietary fat processing

The maintenance of a balanced lipid homeostasis is critical for our health. While consumption of excessive amounts of fatty foods contributes to metabolic diseases such as obesity and atherosclerosis, fat is an indispensable ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Washing your hands makes you optimistic

Washing our hands influences how we think, judge and decide. This is what researchers were able to confirm through experiments over the last few years.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Cynicism and disrespect: A vicious cycle

An international team of scientists has found out that being treated disrespectfully can lead people to develop cynical beliefs about human nature. Cynical beliefs about human nature, in turn, contribute to again being treated ...

Neuroscience

Neuroscientists find out how vertebrates terminate locomotion

Neuroscientists of the universities of Cologne and Montreal have discovered neural mechanisms that control the termination of locomotion. In a study, which was published in the journal Cell Reports, they have identified 'stop ...

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