SINGAPORE, 5 May 2023 – Scientists from Singapore have demonstrated the critical role played by a special transporter protein in regulating the brain cells that ensure nerves are protected by ...

For omega-3 lipids, the first double bond is located at the third carbon atom from the end of the fatty acid chain, hence the number in the name. Many enzymes in our bodies can utilize only fatty ...

Omega-3 lysolipids are important for protecting the liver from dietary fat, according to researchers. Long-running research by Duke-NUS Medical School into the omega-3 transporter protein Mfsd2a has ...

Share on Pinterest Our lipid profile may hold vital clues about our health. Image credit: Yamada Taro/Getty Images. Lipids are fatty compounds that are one of the building blocks needed to make living ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, a team of researchers conducted detailed longitudinal profiling and analysis of the lipidome using plasma samples from over a hundred ...