Groundbreaking research suggests that Triple-Negative Breast Cancer is "addicted" to lipids, prompting experts to warn ...

Share on Pinterest Our lipid profile may hold vital clues about our health. Image credit: Yamada Taro/Getty Images. Lipids are fatty compounds that are one of the building blocks needed to make living ...

Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such as A, ...

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 ...

New study demonstrates that one type of lipid is so critical for immune evasion that certain cancers cannot proliferate without them. Modulating intake of dietary lipids could open up an avenue for ...

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, ...

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 ...

EPFL scientists have identified a molecular pathway that protects cells from lipid oxidation and ferroptosis, a regulated ...

Changing just one atom in a COVID-19 vaccine lipid redirects delivery from the liver to the spleen, improving tumor ...

Membrane proteins spend their time surrounded by lipids. For a long time, researchers thought those lipids didn’t really matter, that they were just a backdrop for the real players, an annoyance to be ...

Investigators sought to evaluate changes in the estimated CV risk of men with prostate cancer after 6 months of hormone therapy using clinical tools established for the general population.