Everywhere you turn, you are admonished to pay attention to your cholesterol levels, and to a lesser extent, your triglyceride levels. Cholesterol and triglycerides are two forms of lipid, or fat, ...

In diatoms, a type of microalgae, ACBPs have been shown to be essential for lipid droplet degradation during stress recovery. A study identified a specific ACBP in the diatom Phaeodactylum ...

Light to moderate alcohol drinking can raise HDL, but heavy drinking can increase total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides. This raises the chance of developing cardiovascular disease.

Lipids are a fundamental class of organic molecules implicated in a wide range of biological processes related to their structural diversity, and based on this can be broadly classified into five ...

Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulation of Metabolic Diseases, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China Sertoli ...

Your body makes cholesterol naturally through the liver and other organs. The foods you eat also may contain cholesterol. What your doctor advises on cholesterol levels may depend on many factors ...

At Texas A&M University, one research lab is changing the game of droplet microfluidics, a technique that involves conducting experiments in nanoscale droplets of liquid in a controlled environment.

A new class of lipids improve the rates at which lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) successfully deliver RNA therapeutics and gene editing tools, promising to increase their effectiveness of such treatments.

HDL cholesterol is the kind of cholesterol you want more of. It's called the "good" cholesterol because it can help protect you from getting heart disease. HDL cholesterol helps bring other types ...

Eating more fruits and vegetables is an important part of a cholesterol-lowering diet, but grains can also play a role. For example, whole-wheat bread is a good option if you have high cholesterol.

Jan. 29, 2025 — Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level ...