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Fat: is one of the three main macronutrients. Fat molecules consist of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Examples include cholesterol and phospholipids. The terms "lipid", "oil" and "fat" are often confused.
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OCT 13, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 05, 2020Immunology
Australian scientists have zeroed in on a gene linked to an increased obesity risk: a regulator of inflammation c ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 04, 2020Cardiology
The work may help explain why men and women are at risk for different diseases and often respond to different treatments ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Hemp seeds are known to be high in protein. With continued pushes towards healthier lifestyles and regulations about can ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 18, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Certain health conditions require doctors to be able to observe tissues and organs in order to tell what’s wrong. ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 16, 2020Immunology
Scientists have discovered that depressed individuals show higher levels of inflammation as well as elevated fat concent ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a progress report on its five-year initiative for the global elimi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 03, 2020Neuroscience
New research from University College London (UCL) provides another link between obesity and dementia risk. The study cit ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, obesity impacted about 42% of American adul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Can Sugar Cause A Leaky Gut? Apparently, research at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine seems to ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 26, 2020Technology
We may soon live in a world where sending a selfie to your doctor can help with diagnosing heart disease—at least ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia have identifi ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 18, 2020Microbiology
The word pesto comes from the Genovese word pestâ (pestare in Italian) which means “to pound” o ...AUG 13, 2020Plants & Animals
Seahorses are some of the most extraordinary fish in the ocean, and one of their most noteworthy features is male pregna ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the Journal of Applied Ecology harps on the necessity of incorporating Indigenous and loca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers tagged proteins in the basement membranes of worms to visulize them. Image credit: Dan Keeley, UNC Chapel Hi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2020Cancer
A study published in Developmental Cell highlights the discovery that a fatty acid called dihomogamma-linolenic acid (DG ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 09, 2020Cardiology
Nowadays, the health benefits of exercise seem to be advertised everywhere. While it is true that exercise has many bene ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The folds of the human brain are essential to its function, and improper folding has been linked to a variety of disorde ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are investigating the complex relationship between cancer, diet, and metabolism in cells, and are attempting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Dogs are thought to have been domesti ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 05, 2020
Immunology
Australian scientists have zeroed in on a gene linked to an increased obesity risk: a regulator of inflammation c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 04, 2020
Cardiology
The work may help explain why men and women are at risk for different diseases and often respond to different treatments
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp seeds are known to be high in protein. With continued pushes towards healthier lifestyles and regulations about can
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Certain health conditions require doctors to be able to observe tissues and organs in order to tell what’s wrong.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 16, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have discovered that depressed individuals show higher levels of inflammation as well as elevated fat concent
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a progress report on its five-year initiative for the global elimi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 03, 2020
Neuroscience
New research from University College London (UCL) provides another link between obesity and dementia risk. The study cit
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, obesity impacted about 42% of American adul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Can Sugar Cause A Leaky Gut? Apparently, research at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine seems to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 26, 2020
Technology
We may soon live in a world where sending a selfie to your doctor can help with diagnosing heart disease—at least
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia have identifi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 18, 2020
Microbiology
The word pesto comes from the Genovese word pestâ (pestare in Italian) which means “to pound” o
...
AUG 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
Seahorses are some of the most extraordinary fish in the ocean, and one of their most noteworthy features is male pregna
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the Journal of Applied Ecology harps on the necessity of incorporating Indigenous and loca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers tagged proteins in the basement membranes of worms to visulize them. Image credit: Dan Keeley, UNC Chapel Hi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2020
Cancer
A study published in Developmental Cell highlights the discovery that a fatty acid called dihomogamma-linolenic acid (DG
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 09, 2020
Cardiology
Nowadays, the health benefits of exercise seem to be advertised everywhere. While it is true that exercise has many bene
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The folds of the human brain are essential to its function, and improper folding has been linked to a variety of disorde
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are investigating the complex relationship between cancer, diet, and metabolism in cells, and are attempting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Dogs are thought to have been domesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch