The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic condition affecting one quarter of the
global population. Although primarily linked to obesity and metabolic syndrome …

The nuclear receptors PPARα (encoded by NR1C1) and farnesoid X receptor (FXR,
encoded by NR1H4) are activated in the liver in the fasted and fed state, respectively …

Beside the oral cavity, bitter taste receptors are expressed in several non-gustatory tissues.
Whether extra-oral bitter taste receptors function as sensors for endogenous agonists is …

Discovered 20 years ago, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 19, and its mouse ortholog FGF15,
were the first members of a new subfamily of FGFs able to act as hormones. During fetal life …

Undernutrition affects millions of children in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) and
underlies almost half of all deaths among children under 5 years old. The growth deficits that …

Background Cancer cachexia is a debilitating metabolic syndrome contributing to cancer
death. Organs other than the muscle may contribute to the pathogenesis of cancer cachexia …

Childhood malnutrition is a metabolic condition that affects the physical and mental well‐
being of children and leads to resultant disorders in maturity. The development of childhood …

Undernutrition remains one of the most pressing global health challenges today,
contributing to nearly half of all deaths in children under five years of age. Although …

A large proportion of ongoing malaria parasite transmission is attributed to low-density
subclinical infections not readily detected by available rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) or …