Lipids function as essential structural components of membranes, as signalling molecules, as chemical identifiers of specific membranes and as energy storage molecules. The synthesis of lipids is ...

The relationship between lipid levels and the development of dementia is an evolving but confusing landscape. "This is an incredibly complex area, and there really isn't a clear consensus on this ...

Membrane proteins and membrane lipids are essential partners in various biological processes, and elucidating their ...

Over the past several decades, it has become increasingly evident that many causes of non-communicable diseases (NCD), also known as lifestyle diseases, originate early in life. NCDs include obesity, ...

Every time a shuttle docks with the International Space Station (ISS), a delicate dance unfolds between the shuttle's docking system and its counterpart on the station. Thanks to international ...

In pre-clinical models, high levels of lipids accelerated tumor growth in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Targeting blood lipids through medication or diet may help slow cancer progression, ...

Lipids include fats (solid at room temperature) and oils (liquid at room temperature). Lipids are an important part of a healthy diet. The body uses lipids as an energy store, as insulation and to ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers from Washington University investigated how dietary fructose indirectly promotes tumor growth through metabolic mechanisms involving the liver. The ...

Striking elevations in concentrations of total serum lipids were observed in patients with infection caused by gram-negative bacilli. The elevated levels of total lipid in these patients were due ...

How many times have you read a celebrity beauty interview only to hear the profound advice that drinking water is the game-changing secret to their impossibly flawless skin? Too many. Decades of ...

In winter, the skin barrier often becomes weaker. This barrier, also known as the moisture barrier, is composed of lipids such as ceramides, cholesterol, and fatty acids. These critical components ...