In a recent study published in Nutrients, scientists provide a detailed overview on age-related alterations in lipid metabolism and its association with age-related chronic diseases. Study: The Roles ...

Pictures show small intestinal villi from wild type (top) and enterocyte-specific DARS2 knockout mice (bottom) stained for PLIN2 (yellow), TGN38 (red), E-cadherin (green) and DNA (DAPI, blue). The ...

A key finding of the study was that, when mitochondria did not function properly, enterocytes showed impaired packaging and transport of lipids in the form of chylomicrons. Chylomicrons are crucial ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva mapped how hundreds of lipids are transported inside cells, revealing that each lipid ...

We now know that a vast community of microbes lives in our gastrointestinal tract, aiding in the digestion of food. That gut microbiome also has a significant impact on our health and well-being, and ...

In addition to providing energy, lipids are also essential building blocks of our cell membranes. However, despite their ...