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

Highly organized LNPs may resist releasing their cargo due to interactions between the positively-charged lipids and negatively-charged RNA.

New research finds that sleep is essential for protecting brain mitochondria by transferring toxic metabolic waste from neurons to glial cells for disposal.

Researchers found that the Parkinson’s risk variant rs1450522 in SPTSSB increases sphingolipid levels and alters fatty acids ...

Scientists have found that 93% of the lipids in brain tissue are distributed differently in the white and gray matter, the subcortex, the visual and motor cortices, and the prefrontal cortex, which is ...

Lipids are the building blocks of a cell's envelope - the cell membrane. In addition to their structural function, some lipids also play a regulatory role and decisively influence cell growth. This ...

Neurons in the brain coexist with and rely on many other cell types to function properly. Astrocytes, which take their name from their star shape, ensure the survival of neurons by feeding and ...

One of the hallmarks of cancer is an altered lipid metabolism. Lipids are highly complex molecules that play important roles as a structural component of membrane walls as well as acting as a source ...

The Ordinary’s new moisturiser left my dry skin looking ‘dewy’ and hydrated - This product promises deep hydration – does it ...