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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) transport small molecules into the body. The most well-known LNP cargo is mRNA, the key constituent of some of the early vaccines against COVID-19. But that is just one ...

Thought LeadersMichael GirgisAssistant Professor at the Bioengineering departmentGeorge Mason University Get ready to explore the fascinating world of lipid nanoparticles in the latest episode of omg ...

When microglia wind up with a belly full of lipid droplets, it’s a sign that the cells are rallying, perhaps in vain, to a neurodegenerative threat. But according to a study published July 10 in Cell ...

Membrane proteins and membrane lipids are essential partners in various biological processes, and elucidating their ...

Solid lipid nanoparticles are considered to be at the forefront of the rapidly advancing field of nanotechnology, with applications within drug delivery, medicine, and research. Image Credit: Kateryna ...

A new class of lipids improve the rates at which lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) successfully deliver RNA therapeutics and gene editing tools, promising to increase their effectiveness of such treatments.