by University of Queensland L to R: Dr. Isaac Akefe and Professor Fred Meunier in the lab. Credit: Queensland Brain InstituteResearchers at the University of Queensland have revealed the crucial role of saturated fatty acids in the brain’s consolidation of memories. Dr. Isaac Akefe from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute has uncovered the molecular mechanism and identifies...
A recent perspective piece published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition discussed current dietary recommendations to reduce the intake of saturated fatty acids and modulate the risk of cardiovascular disease while highlighting the impact of lower saturated fatty acid intake on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and lipoprotein A. Study: Lipoprotein(a) and Diet – A Challenge...
by KU Leuven A histologic section of a mouse bone fracture. Safranin O has been used to colour the cartilage cells red (specifically the proteins produced by cartilage cells); all other tissues are blue. Credit: Nick van Gastel. In the event of a bone fracture, fatty acids in the blood signal to stem cells that...
by Melissa Rohman, Northwestern University Intermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. H&E stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epithelium (right) and mucinous epithelium that pseudo-stratifies (left – diagnostic of a LMP tumour). Epithelium in a frond-like architecture is seen at the top of image. Credit: Nephron /Wikipedia. CC BY-SA...
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH Scientists like the John A. Moran Eye Center’s Paul S. Bernstein, MD, PhD, know a special class of lipids, or fatty acids, found in the retina of the eye and in just a few other parts of the body play an important role in maintaining vision. But it’s been difficult to...
