A new study has pinpointed how the APOE4 gene variant sabotages the brain’s energy balance, blocking neurons from burning fat for fuel when glucose runs low, a discovery that could reveal new ways to ...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by excessive hepatic lipid accumulation, poses a high prevalence and can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer. To enhance preventive and ...
Alzheimer's disease causes significant problems with memory, thinking and behavior and is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 50 million people around the world each year. This ...
In addition to providing energy, lipids are also essential building blocks of our cell membranes. However, despite their ...
DDAH1 plays a critical role in hepatic lipid metabolism under fasting conditions by modulating FABP1 expression and AMPK/mTOR-mediated autophagy. The liver plays a central role in maintaining systemic ...
Rapeseed oil is a widely used vegetable oil; however, excess consumption of this oil may contribute to obesity. A recent study published in the journal Nutrients examines how rapeseed diacylglycerol ...
In Alzheimer’s disease, microglia pack on fat, which impairs phagocytosis. Now, scientists led by Christiane Ruedl of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, report that blocking lipid buildup in ...