To be effective, lipids must be transported from where they are produced to where they are needed. Unlike proteins, they do not like water and therefore cannot move freely in the aqueous environment ...

What you eat, drink or do before a lipid test can quietly skew cholesterol results. An Apollo doctor explains how dinner, alcohol, sleep, smoking and exercise affect accuracy.

In a recent study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, researchers examined the significance of dietary lipids in the gut-brain axis of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

When eating, the body converts extra calories, especially from carbs, sugar, fats, and alcohol, into triglycerides.

Non-laboratory-based risk factors and lipids measured in adolescence independently predicted adult cardiovascular events, according to data from seven longitudinal cohort studies. In a multivariable ...

In addition to providing energy, lipids are also essential building blocks of our cell membranes. However, despite their ...

“We’ve never had such an in-depth map of the CD1 lipidome available,” said Patricia Barral, an immunologist at King’s College London who was not involved with the work. “It will enable us to start ...