A by-product of rice bran oil production has long been recognized as a source of beneficial lipids for skin health and ...

Structural, functional and computational evidence demonstrates that when certain ion channels are activated by mechanical force, they assume an open configuration in which the pore is formed by both ...

Researchers have identified three previously unknown lipid molecules in rice bran, one of which strengthens the skin's ...

Pharmaceutical scientists and biologists are teaming up to make the next generation of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for drug delivery. Combining structural biology with cutting edge pharmaceutical ...

A study published in Nature Communications reveals that the P116 protein of Mycoplasma pneumoniae extracts cholesterol and ...

Eight young (25.5 ± 1.0 years), healthy men were studied. They were lean (weight 76.4 ± 4.0 kg; BMI 25.4 ± 1.0 kg/m 2) and without any family history of diabetes. The study was approved by the Ethical ...

More than half amount in adult human brain is made up of white matter. Lipid-rich myelin is a special structure formed by oligodendrocytes wrapping neuronal axons to form the major components of white ...

Scientists have developed a method for analysing the structure of lipid nanoparticles that could be used to improve vaccine and drug delivery, targeting a wide range of health issues. (Nanowerk News) ...

In humans, virtually every cell stores fat. However, patients with a rare condition called congenital lipodystrophy, which is often diagnosed in childhood, cannot properly store fat, which accumulates ...

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and their conformational transitions play an important role in neurotransmitter release at the neuronal synapse. Here, the SNARE proteins are essential by ...

Nanoparticles have once again reached the spotlight, this time as a critical tool to combat the spread of covid-19. In this particular case, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) encapsulated in lipid ...