Just as homes have smoke detectors, cells have an enzyme that responds to a buildup of fatty acids by triggering the production of a key molecule in the biochemical pathway that breaks down these ...

Fatty acids are necessary for the normal functioning of all systems in the body. People can only get essential fatty acids from food sources, while it can create nonessential fatty acids. There are ...

How Do Short-Chain Fatty Acids Work? Your small and large intestines have a layer of cells that is called intestinal epithelium. When you eat more fiber, your body produces short-chain fatty acids to ...

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is on the rise and mainly stems from metabolic dysfunction. Dr Sood shares five facts about ...

Polyphenols, dietary substances from vegetables, fruits and green tea, bring about a change in the energy metabolism. Dutch researcher Vincent de Boer has discovered that polyphenols increase the ...

Omega-6 fatty acids are a type of fat that is present in certain foods and supplements. Omega-6 fatty acids occur naturally in certain plant foods, such as vegetables and nuts. Some vegetable oils ...

Scientists at UC Irvine have found a way to potentially reverse age-related vision loss by targeting the ELOVL2 “aging gene” and restoring vital fatty acids in the retina. Their experiments in mice ...

Scientists from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a lipid-rich mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a ...

A recent JAMA Network Open study assesses the role of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in reducing white matter lesion (WML) accumulation and neuronal integrity degeneration in older adults.