Lactic acid has long been vilified, but new research shows that it doesn't impair muscle function. In fact, it might actually be good for you. Like all great villains, lactic acid has been ...

Question: With Halloween approaching, I'd like to ask a creepy question: Why does a body stiffen up after death from rigor mortis? - A.L., Colorado Springs, Colo. Answer: Halloween approaches, and ...

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As our bodies perform strenuous exercise, we begin to breathe faster as we attempt to shuttle more oxygen to our working muscles. The body prefers to generate most of its energy using aerobic methods, ...

The gut microbiota is the complex and dynamic community of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that enter into a ...

Scientists at the University of Bath, (UK), working in collaboration with industrial partner, Integrated Graphene, have created a new type of chemosensor (demonstrated for lactic acid sensing) which ...