Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which your body needs for basic ...

Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. Yet it is just one in a ...

New scientific theory based on ancient proteins suggests that genes did not arise as we believed and that life could have started elsewhere.

Cutting a single amino acid from the diet caused rapid, drastic weight loss in mice by converting white fat into calorie-burning brown fat. The study reveals a powerful new mechanism for weight loss ...

Tarts, protein-packed food is everywhere, and politicians want you to eat more of it. What’s the right amount for you?

The universe might have far more amino acids lying around than we realized, which gives life itself far more chances to begin.

Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, helps push stem cells to abandon hair growth in favor of wound healing, ...

Amino acids from asteroid Bennu suggest that some of life’s building blocks formed in icy conditions in the early solar system.