“We’ve never had such an in-depth map of the CD1 lipidome available,” said Patricia Barral, an immunologist at King’s College London who was not involved with the work. “It will enable us to start ...

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In a recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, a team of researchers conducted detailed longitudinal profiling and analysis of the lipidome using plasma samples from over a hundred ...

Lipids, or fats, are essential to life. They form the membranes around cells, protecting them from the outside. In nature, there is an enormous diversity of lipids, with each organism having its own ...

Researchers at EPFL have created the first 4D lipid atlas of vertebrate development, revealing how fats shape our bodies from embryo to organism.

In a recent study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, researchers examined the significance of dietary lipids in the gut-brain axis of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Cell membranes cradle, protect, and gatekeep living cells. Membranes can even affect how a cell behaves. But membranes' own erratic behavior has puzzled scientists for years. Turns out, it's all about ...

A new survey of an under-explored aspect of human biology uncovers the many roles of the body's 'greasy molecules.' The sequencing of the human genome promised a revolution in medicine, but scientists ...

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