How brain lipids help neurons communicate and protect themselves

A University of Alberta research team has discovered a new function for brain molecules known as gangliosides, offering ...
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The relationship between metabolic disease and alternations in lipid homeostasis

In a recent review published in Advances in Food and Nutrition Research, researchers assessed the function of lipids in metabolic diseases. Lipids play an essential role in the proper functioning of ...
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Lipids are Crucial to a Kind of Cellular 'Housekeeping'

The body has to clear away dead cells and other unnecessary or unneeded stuff, and one mechanism that is crucial to the ...
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The body’s own lipids affect mental disorders: Can specific inhibitors help?

Increased levels of bioactive lipids produced naturally in the body, which affect excitatory transmission between brain cells, promote mental disorders. However, this mechanism can be rebalanced by ...
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DHHC5 regulates intestinal lipid absorption and lymphatic function

A schematic illustration of the role of DHHC5 and CRYBG1 in controlling lacteal function and intestinal lipid absorption by maintaining the lipid raft association of VEGFR2. The proper functioning of ...