A noticeable deficit of highly unsaturated lipids — including omega-3 fatty acids — found in women with Alzheimer's disease (AD) but not in cognitively healthy women is linked to worse cognition and ...

ApoB: Apolipoprotein B-100; BL: Baseline (mg/dl); EOT: End of treatment (mg/dl); HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Median change (%): Median ...

The human brain is lipid rich. Lipids and fatty acids contribute to many important cellular processes. Alpha-synuclein - a protein that plays a critical role in Parkinson's disease (PD) - is known to ...

Omega-3 fatty acids (also referred to as n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) in the diet come from two sources: marine (fish, krill and algae) and land plants. The marine omega-3 fatty acids, ...

SINGAPORE, 5 May 2023 – Scientists from Singapore have demonstrated the critical role played by a special transporter protein in regulating the brain cells that ensure nerves are protected by ...

A new study published in the journal Immunity reveals a mechanism that allows triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to develop resistance to therapy. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine showed ...

A research team has discovered that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil, directly relaxes smooth muscle in the male reproductive tract by blocking specific calcium ...

Nighttime road traffic noise exposure is associated with alterations in blood cholesterol and lipid profiles in adults.

Rice feeds more than half of the world's population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than ...