What if mRNA vaccines could be made more powerful and less irritating? Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to do just that—by tweaking a key molecule in the vaccine’s ...

At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

The right balance of oils and fats are important for a healthy diet. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

There are many different kinds of membranes in a cell. Learn how they subdivide sections of a cell and how proteins in these membranes are gatekeepers for what goes in and what comes out.

These lipids circulate in the blood as part of lipoprotein particles, which are made of various proportions of cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids and proteins.

Why myeloma develops has been a mystery, but new research shows that lipids are involved, at least in about one-third of cases. Researchers from the Yale Cancer Center report laboratory studies ...

Synthesis of one of the most abundant organic lipids elucidates its structure Date: July 13, 2021 Source: University of Groningen Summary: Crenarchaeol is a large, closed-loop lipid that is ...

Lipids are fatty compounds that are one of the building blocks needed to make living cells, as well as helping with many important functions.; While a lot of research in recent years has focused ...

"So lipids really dictate the size of everything else," Levin said. "There's a signaling pathway that says, 'OK, we're getting way too big for our britches, we have to shut down, stop eating so ...

Using lipids derived from grapefruits, researchers at the University of Louisville have created nanoparticles for drug delivery that are less toxic to both people and the environment and may offer ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on June 25, 2025, titled "Hypoxia induced lipid droplet ...