Triglycerides are complex lipids composed of a glycerol molecule linked to three fatty acids. Given the many possible combinations of fatty acids of differing length and saturation and the three ...

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 ...

Patients with MDD exhibit significantly higher triglyceride levels, which correlate with worse functional impairment scores.

When it comes to thinking about lipids and heart health, cholesterol often comes to mind. Along with age, blood pressure, and underlying conditions, cholesterol - a fat that circulates in the ...

When microglia wind up with a belly full of lipid droplets, it’s a sign that the cells are rallying, perhaps in vain, to a neurodegenerative threat. But according to a study published July 10 in Cell ...

Triglyceride (TG) levels are a measure of cardiovascular (CV) risk and a target for therapy, but a focus on TG levels as a bad guy in CV risk assessments may be missing the mark, a population-based ...

Decreased gut microbial diversity is strongly associated with high body mass index (BMI) and triglyceride levels, as well as a low level of high-density lipoproteins (HDL), according to results of the ...