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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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DEC 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 ArceOCT 30, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Nanocontainers work by delivering drugs to a localized region in the body, many chemotherapeutics work in that matter. T ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about the molecules that brown fat releases.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Health & Medicine
There’s more great news for avocado lovers! The beloved tree fruit has undoubtedly skyrocketed in popularity over ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 16, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A publication in Nature Communications describes a therapeutic that can avoid the side-effects of insulin in diabetic tr ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 16, 2019Immunology
One man’s coffee trash is another man’s solution for addressing chronic inflammation. A new Food and Chemica ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Cancer Instit ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 14, 2019Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergOCT 13, 2019Plants & Animals
Camels are predominantly known for the humps that appear on their backs, and believe it or not, those humps are filled w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 3,500 American babies die of sudden unexpected infant death every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that a triple drug combination ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 23, 2019Neuroscience
If there is one thing that everyone would like to improve, it would undoubtedly be memory. This is true for students and ...Sponsored By: Leslie ShermanSEP 21, 2019Cardiology
At normal levels, white fat tissue is known as the body's energy storage unit. When this type of tissue over accumul ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 19, 2019Cardiology
Nutrition lies at the foundation of good health. Without adequate nutrients, people are at substantially elevated risk f ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, they tend to start putting on weight. New work from an international team of researchers explains w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need some fat in our diets, but eating excess amounts of unhealthy fat has been linked to poor health outcomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Cardiology
In 2009, one in nine U.S. deaths included heart failure as contributing cause, according to the Centers for Disease Cont ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous ...Written By: Annie Lennon
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
OCT 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Nanocontainers work by delivering drugs to a localized region in the body, many chemotherapeutics work in that matter. T
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about the molecules that brown fat releases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Health & Medicine
There’s more great news for avocado lovers! The beloved tree fruit has undoubtedly skyrocketed in popularity over
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 16, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A publication in Nature Communications describes a therapeutic that can avoid the side-effects of insulin in diabetic tr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 16, 2019
Immunology
One man’s coffee trash is another man’s solution for addressing chronic inflammation. A new Food and Chemica
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Cancer Instit
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 14, 2019
Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 13, 2019
Plants & Animals
Camels are predominantly known for the humps that appear on their backs, and believe it or not, those humps are filled w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 3,500 American babies die of sudden unexpected infant death every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests that a triple drug combination
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 23, 2019
Neuroscience
If there is one thing that everyone would like to improve, it would undoubtedly be memory. This is true for students and
...
Sponsored By:
Leslie Sherman
SEP 21, 2019
Cardiology
At normal levels, white fat tissue is known as the body's energy storage unit. When this type of tissue over accumul
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 19, 2019
Cardiology
Nutrition lies at the foundation of good health. Without adequate nutrients, people are at substantially elevated risk f
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, they tend to start putting on weight. New work from an international team of researchers explains w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need some fat in our diets, but eating excess amounts of unhealthy fat has been linked to poor health outcomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Cardiology
In 2009, one in nine U.S. deaths included heart failure as contributing cause, according to the Centers for Disease Cont
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon