The study of lipids in cardiovascular disease is a critical area of medical research, offering insights into the mechanisms through which altered lipid ...

New research has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes -- not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study challenges the ...

A significant portion of the populace leads lifestyles that compromise both cognitive and physical functionality.

This makes it harder to straighten the big toe. Osteoarthritis may develop from problems with foot structure or movement, resulting in excess wear and tear of the cartilage. This causes pain from the ...

Sterols are amphipathic lipids based on the steroid ring structure but with a polar hydroxyl (OH group) on one of the 6-membered rings. Sterols are also known as steroid alcohols, an example of ...

Given the surge of developments related to membrane contact sites (MCSs), the first volume of the Research Topic “Lipids and membrane contacts in yeast–structure, functional aspects and implications ...

Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Department, University of Leipzig, Härtelstr. 16/18, D-04107 Leipzig, Germany ...

We analyze the stability of perilipin AHs on the lipid surface and their ability to form an immobile structure using various cellular and biochemical approaches, as well as a novel microfluidics ...

However, structures for a voltage-activated ion channel in a lipid bilayer environment have not yet been reported. Here we report the structure of the Kv1.2–2.1 paddle chimera channel reconstituted ...