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Fat
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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FEB 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Studies on rats revealed that two existing drugs can boost repair machinery by triggering the release of bone marrow ste ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 21, 2020Cardiology
Researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have found that women who don’t sleep well leading tend ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 11, 2020Neuroscience
Source: Hypothalmus and limic system Soybean oil is used for cooking fast food, in packaged products, and to feed ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaFEB 10, 2020Cardiology
Over time, atherosclerosis, a disease that causes fatty plaques to build up in the arteries, limits the flow of oxygen-r ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Cardiology
Walnuts may be more than just a tasty snack. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that they may al ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Silica particles, specifically ‘mesoporous silica particles (MSPs)’ are engineered molecular traps that may ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2019Health & Medicine
In many instances, pain can be a rather useful tool. It informs individuals that something is amiss with their body and ...Sponsored By: Leslie ShermanDEC 19, 2019Health & Medicine
Even with a decade full of diet trends and superfoods, obesity rates in the United States continue to climb. According t ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 17, 2019Immunology
Did you ever consider that your brain can flex similarly to the way your biceps can? Sure, brain flexing is more abstrac ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
If both the endocannabinoid system and the intestinal microbiome are affected by dietary consumption habits, wouldn&rsqu ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 12, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Alcoholic liver injury is caused by overconsumption of alcohol, something that can lead to serious diseases such as live ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 10, 2019Plants & Animals
Flamingos are highly discernable birds best known for their bright pink appearance and long, thin legs. But have you eve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Occasional fasting has been linked to a variety of health benefits.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The work, which used a mouse model, links stem cell activity with cellular fat consumption in a new way.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) is an important health measure. BMI is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( ...Written By: Abbie ArceNOV 19, 2019Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2019Neuroscience
For over two decades, researchers have been studying an extended family of over 1,200 people from Columbia known for hav ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 01, 2019Cardiology
A new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, sought to examine the relationship betwe ...Written By: Abbie Arce
FEB 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Studies on rats revealed that two existing drugs can boost repair machinery by triggering the release of bone marrow ste
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 21, 2020
Cardiology
Researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have found that women who don’t sleep well leading tend
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Source: Hypothalmus and limic system Soybean oil is used for cooking fast food, in packaged products, and to feed
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
FEB 10, 2020
Cardiology
Over time, atherosclerosis, a disease that causes fatty plaques to build up in the arteries, limits the flow of oxygen-r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Cardiology
Walnuts may be more than just a tasty snack. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that they may al
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Silica particles, specifically ‘mesoporous silica particles (MSPs)’ are engineered molecular traps that may
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Georgetown University have found that combining a drug used for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migrain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
In many instances, pain can be a rather useful tool. It informs individuals that something is amiss with their body and
...
Sponsored By:
Leslie Sherman
DEC 19, 2019
Health & Medicine
Even with a decade full of diet trends and superfoods, obesity rates in the United States continue to climb. According t
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 17, 2019
Immunology
Did you ever consider that your brain can flex similarly to the way your biceps can? Sure, brain flexing is more abstrac
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
If both the endocannabinoid system and the intestinal microbiome are affected by dietary consumption habits, wouldn&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 12, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Alcoholic liver injury is caused by overconsumption of alcohol, something that can lead to serious diseases such as live
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Flamingos are highly discernable birds best known for their bright pink appearance and long, thin legs. But have you eve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Occasional fasting has been linked to a variety of health benefits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The work, which used a mouse model, links stem cell activity with cellular fat consumption in a new way.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) is an important health measure. BMI is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
NOV 19, 2019
Microbiology
The ketogenic diet forces the body to use stored fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates; the fat gets broken down into ket
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2019
Neuroscience
For over two decades, researchers have been studying an extended family of over 1,200 people from Columbia known for hav
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 01, 2019
Cardiology
A new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, sought to examine the relationship betwe
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce