Human metabolism is a complex web of chemical processes and interactions between our cells and the microbes living within us.

Researchers have made a major advance in our understanding of human metabolism by describing hundreds of new N-acyl lipids, a ...

Muscle degeneration, the most prevalent cause of frailty in hereditary diseases and aging, could be caused by a deficiency in one key enzyme in a lipid biosynthesis pathway. Researchers at the ...

A novel pathway regulating lipid biosynthesis by fatty acids. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 01 / 240113144426.htm ...

These waxy lipids regulate blood vessel tone ... and energy processing (metabolism), like diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease and stroke. To understand how these different molecules ...

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 ...

Alterations in the intestinal flora not only affect the composition of bile acids, but also affect the bile acid receptor signaling pathway, which in turn plays a key role in the regulation of lipid ...

After years of languishing in obscurity, the topic of disruptions in the brain's lipid metabolism is moving center stage. The number of publications in this area is growing, and at the International ...

A University of Ottawa research team has shown that the impact of sleep apnea on the metabolism of blood lipids differs by sex, with women regulating their blood lipids better than men.

Tsukuba, Japan—Researchers have been studying the transcription factor SREBP, a critical regulator of lipid biosynthesis. Precursor SREBP proteins, located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER ...