Words matter in national dietary guidance—especially technical ones. In the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...

Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) play a crucial role in lipid biosynthesis. In a recent study, researchers identified a novel cleavage enzyme of SREBP-1c, a key player in fatty acid ...

Scientists have found a lipid transporter crucial to regulating the cells that make myelin, the nerve-protecting sheath. Scientists from Singapore have demonstrated the critical role played by a ...

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, ...

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 ...

While C13 fatty acid remains elusive in human plasma, new findings reveal its microbial origins, unique metabolic pathways, and potential as a biomarker for understanding how diet and the gut ...

Lipids are fats. Although fats were vilified a few decades ago, and many people avoided high-fat foods because they thought eating them would lead to weight gain, we now know its not quite that simple ...