Following digestion and absorption of dietary fat, TG and cholesterol are packaged to form chylomicrons in the epithelial cells of the intestines. Chylomicrons circulate through the intestinal ...

A Rutgers biochemistry professor explains how omega-6 fatty acids found in Western diets can activate cellular growth pathways in certain breast cancers.

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Researchers evaluated the associations between serum lipidomic profile and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis (SCA) in type ...

Increased dietary folic acid intake may lead to adverse health effects, including inflammation and neurotoxicity, ...

Was lipid metabolism in cancer cells really just the ... Based on their findings, the team suggests that drug and dietary interventions that stunt sphingolipid production may help increase the ...

This activation depends on a protein called FABP5, which acts as a lipid chaperone. When omega-6 linoleic acid binds to FABP5, it activates mTORC1, which then drives cell growth and proliferation.