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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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MAY 31, 2017Neuroscience
Is your brain making you fat? Well, not exactly. A healthy diet without a lot of fat and sugar is a good idea, however, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 26, 2017Cancer
Recent studies have pretty much debunked the myth that obesity can be tied to health and fitness. That is, being “ ...MAY 23, 2017Neuroscience
It’s been said that “You are what you eat” and many scientific studies bear this out. A healthy diet c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2017Videos
Doing cardio workouts on a regular basis is a great way to keep your body in shape and to encourage good cardiovascular ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new method to make bones transparent. The technique, they say, will enable researchers to be ...MAY 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Is it possible to bypass countless hours of endurance training by popping a stamina pill? Recent research in mouse studi ...MAY 05, 2017Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f ...MAY 04, 2017Health & Medicine
People living in places with laws banning or limiting trans fats in foods have fewer hospitalizations for stroke and hea ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 28, 2017Videos
"Fat" has become a buzzword for industries and medical institutions talking about how to look and feel healthy. But what ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2017Cardiology
We may need to walk seven miles a day and spend seven hours on our feet to avoid heart disease, a study with postal work ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 24, 2017Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 20, 2017Neuroscience
Migraine headaches can be a major obstacle to living a healthy life. In the United States, more than 37 million people s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a common ingredient in many junk foods may be directly contributing to osteoarthritic joint degen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2017Videos
Pasta is a staple in the American diet and while some health experts advice cutting down on carbs, the truth is, people ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 16, 2017Videos
Bones are complicated tissues in our bodies. They vary in size and shape, and even density. Thus when patients are stric ...APR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
While treatments for diabetes management have gotten better over the year, wouldn’t it be best if we could reverse ...APR 04, 2017Videos
As any doctor will testify, too much of anything can be a bad thing, especially for sugar. Too much of sugar over time h ...APR 03, 2017Health & Medicine
A handful of peanuts during dinner might improve your long-term heart health, a new Penn State study shows. Eatin ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Science could initiate an update in a lot of biology textbooks. Mammals can keep metabolism in chec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2017Videos
Scientists at King's College London have measured the levels of lipoproteins, the components of cholesterol, in a popula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2017Videos
It may not surprise you to learn that researchers have linked a healthy diet to better sperm counts. While one should re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
'Stem cells' were harvested from liposuction fat of three patients and injected into the eyes of those people, who subse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Is your brain making you fat? Well, not exactly. A healthy diet without a lot of fat and sugar is a good idea, however,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
Recent studies have pretty much debunked the myth that obesity can be tied to health and fitness. That is, being “
...
MAY 23, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s been said that “You are what you eat” and many scientific studies bear this out. A healthy diet c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 22, 2017
Videos
Doing cardio workouts on a regular basis is a great way to keep your body in shape and to encourage good cardiovascular
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new method to make bones transparent. The technique, they say, will enable researchers to be
...
MAY 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Is it possible to bypass countless hours of endurance training by popping a stamina pill? Recent research in mouse studi
...
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f
...
MAY 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
People living in places with laws banning or limiting trans fats in foods have fewer hospitalizations for stroke and hea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 28, 2017
Videos
"Fat" has become a buzzword for industries and medical institutions talking about how to look and feel healthy. But what
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2017
Cardiology
We may need to walk seven miles a day and spend seven hours on our feet to avoid heart disease, a study with postal work
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Migraine headaches can be a major obstacle to living a healthy life. In the United States, more than 37 million people s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a common ingredient in many junk foods may be directly contributing to osteoarthritic joint degen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2017
Videos
Pasta is a staple in the American diet and while some health experts advice cutting down on carbs, the truth is, people
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 16, 2017
Videos
Bones are complicated tissues in our bodies. They vary in size and shape, and even density. Thus when patients are stric
...
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
While treatments for diabetes management have gotten better over the year, wouldn’t it be best if we could reverse
...
APR 04, 2017
Videos
As any doctor will testify, too much of anything can be a bad thing, especially for sugar. Too much of sugar over time h
...
APR 03, 2017
Health & Medicine
A handful of peanuts during dinner might improve your long-term heart health, a new Penn State study shows. Eatin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Science could initiate an update in a lot of biology textbooks. Mammals can keep metabolism in chec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2017
Videos
Scientists at King's College London have measured the levels of lipoproteins, the components of cholesterol, in a popula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2017
Videos
It may not surprise you to learn that researchers have linked a healthy diet to better sperm counts. While one should re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
'Stem cells' were harvested from liposuction fat of three patients and injected into the eyes of those people, who subse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch