Epithelial cells form the body's frontline barriers, helping keep microbes, toxins and other harmful substances out. Yet ...

RNA vaccines and other nucleic acid therapeutics are typically packaged within fatty molecules known as lipid nanoparticles ...

S-palmitoylation, a reversible lipid-based post-translational modification, is notably elevated in colorectal cancer (CRC) due to common lipid metabolism disorders. It has been reported to play ...

A closer look at the placental lipidome reveals molecular differences between active and inactive pregnancies, offering new ...

A new nanoparticle therapy reduced lung tumors in mice while also targeting cachexia, the severe muscle wasting that can accompany cancer. By delivering follistatin mRNA directly to tumors, the ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have determined how a molecule within cells can help tune the eyes' sensitivity to light ...

Scientists build the first 3D "Lipid Brain Atlas," defining 539 chemical zones ("lipizones") and revealing white matter is a patchwork of distinct biochemical zones.

An Australian research team has achieved an advanced materials breakthrough that opens the door to a new generation of nanodrug applications. From drug delivery, to diagnostics, to gene editing and ...

In collaboration with the University of Vienna, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and Heidelberg University, researchers at the TUD Dresden University of Technology have developed an ...

The brain is often described in terms of cells and wiring. However, much of it is made of lipids that form the membranes of ...

An autoinhibitory domain in the C-terminal tail of TMEM63B, a mechanosensitive lipid scramblase, helps maintain its inactive state under resting ...