Cholesterol plays an indispensable role in embryonic development, cell membrane integrity and the biosynthesis of steroid hormones. Disorders of cholesterol biosynthesis disrupt these vital processes, ...

A. muciniphila genes required for growth in mucin overlap with those required to colonize the mouse intestine. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01407-w A study led by Duke ...

Share on Pinterest Is there a link between cholesterol metabolism and brain health? FG Trade/Getty Images A recent study investigated the link between neurodegenerative disease proteins and defective ...

Since then, many scientists, including Lu, who now leads his own research group at Western University, have shown that PIN1 is overexpressed in different types of cancer and regulates many oncogenes ...

Faulty lipid regulation in CLL patients impairs T-cell function, affecting treatment outcomes and resistance to current therapies. Differences in lipid metabolism between CLL patients and healthy ...

Researchers have discovered a link between prostate cancer aggressiveness and a compound called cholesteryl ester accumulated in lipid droplets inside single cancer cells. This image shows liver ...

Eating oats for every meal for two days cut 'bad' cholesterol by up to 10 percent in a small clinical trial. Surprisingly, ...

The results indicate that targeting cholesterol could be a viable strategy for treating and preventing serrated-type colorectal tumors. The Moscat and Diaz-Meco labs are now hoping to set up an ...

Dietitians warn that a common food found in many daily meals may quietly increase cholesterol levels and heart disease risk.

Nutrition experts warn that one common food category may quietly increase cholesterol levels and heart disease risk if eaten ...