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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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MAR 06, 2017Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2017Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Many drugs come with specific instructions to “take with food.” Even so, sometimes patients forget, and the ...FEB 20, 2017Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
The Mariana trench is one of the most remote places in the world. To get there one must travel 11 kilometers under the P ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2017Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – February 15, 2017 – Scientists are working to understand the mechanisms that make weight loss ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 10, 2017Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In an extreme case of misdiagnosis, 57-year-old Roger Logan from Mississippi was told that his growing stomach was just ...FEB 06, 2017Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2017Cardiology
New research reveals a new, menopause-specific indicator of heart disease risk—and suggests possible ways to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 30, 2017Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2017Plants & Animals
A species of vampire bat in Brazil, better known as the hairy-legged vampire bat, has been found feasting on a very unli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 24, 2017Videos
Lipids are usually thought of as structural components in cells, aiding in the integrity of cell membranes and storing e ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 21, 2017Cancer
Acting like cunning thieves in the night, pancreatic cancer can hack into their microenvironment to selfishly steal the ...JAN 21, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A Chinese company recently laid claim to being the first to successfully implant 3D, synthetically printed blood vessels ...JAN 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – January 19, 2017 – A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has deve ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the Uni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In work that could be a massive breakthrough in dermatology, researchers have developed a way to coax wounds into regene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2017Cardiology
People with type 2 diabetes experience a series of setbacks that put them at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2016Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2016Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2017
Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many drugs come with specific instructions to “take with food.” Even so, sometimes patients forget, and the
...
FEB 20, 2017
Videos
Sure it's winter, and the slushy snow and bitter cold doesn't make the best environment for biking to and from work or t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Mariana trench is one of the most remote places in the world. To get there one must travel 11 kilometers under the P
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – February 15, 2017 – Scientists are working to understand the mechanisms that make weight loss
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In an extreme case of misdiagnosis, 57-year-old Roger Logan from Mississippi was told that his growing stomach was just
...
FEB 06, 2017
Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2017
Cardiology
New research reveals a new, menopause-specific indicator of heart disease risk—and suggests possible ways to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 30, 2017
Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
A species of vampire bat in Brazil, better known as the hairy-legged vampire bat, has been found feasting on a very unli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 24, 2017
Videos
Lipids are usually thought of as structural components in cells, aiding in the integrity of cell membranes and storing e
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 21, 2017
Cancer
Acting like cunning thieves in the night, pancreatic cancer can hack into their microenvironment to selfishly steal the
...
JAN 21, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A Chinese company recently laid claim to being the first to successfully implant 3D, synthetically printed blood vessels
...
JAN 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – January 19, 2017 – A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has deve
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the Uni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In work that could be a massive breakthrough in dermatology, researchers have developed a way to coax wounds into regene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2017
Cardiology
People with type 2 diabetes experience a series of setbacks that put them at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2016
Health & Medicine
If healthy eating is part of your New Year’s Resolution for 2017, adding microgreens might need to be included. A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2016
Cardiology
There are two different types of cholesterol in the body, considered to be good and bad, and there are two different dru
...
Written By:
Kara Marker