News articles tagged with 'lipid'
Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution
— 23 Nov 2011 19:45 | EnvironmentHaving survived long centuries, political upheaval, and even bombings during World War II, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece Last Supper now faces the risk of damage from air pollution…
Blueberries could play a role in reducing obesity
— 10 Apr 2011 17:45 | HealthBlueberries have shown potential to have a positive effect on everything from ageing to metabolic syndrome. Recently, a researcher from Texas Woman's University examined whether blueberries…
Researchers identify the metabolic signalling pathway responsible for dyslipidemia
— 6 Apr 2011 17:16 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), including Yu Li, PhD, and other colleagues, have demonstrated that a nutrient sensing pathway is involved in the disruption…
Closer look at cell membrane shows cholesterol 'keeping order'
— 1 Apr 2011 15:21 | HealthCell membranes form the 'skin' of most every cell in your body, but the ability to view them up close and in motion cannot be rendered by many experimental techniques. A team of scientists…
Engineers demonstrate use of proteins as raw material for biofuels, biorefining
— 8 Mar 2011 14:59 | TechnologyTwo types of raw materials are currently used for biorefining and biofuel production: carbohydrates and lipids. Biofuels like ethanol are derived from carbohydrate raw materials such…
Scripps Research scientists create cell assembly line
— 4 Mar 2011 13:08 | ChemistryBorrowing a page from modern manufacturing, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have built a microscopic assembly line that mass produces synthetic…
Nanotechnology may lead to new treatment of liver cancer
— 22 Feb 2011 23:39 | HealthNanotechnology may open a new door on the treatment of liver cancer, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They used molecular-sized bubbles filled with…
The green machine: Algae clean wastewater, convert to biodiesel
— 18 Feb 2011 18:29 | EnvironmentResearchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing biodiesel from microalgae grown in wastewater. The project is doubly 'green' because algae consume nitrates and phosphates…
Tomatoes found to contain nutrient which prevents vascular diseases
— 8 Jan 2011 13:21 | HealthThey are the most widely produced fruit in the world and now scientists in Japan have discovered that tomatoes contain a nutrient which could tackle the onset of vascular diseases.…
Birch bark ingredient comes with many metabolic benefits
— 4 Jan 2011 22:53 | HealthAn ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits, according to new studies in animals that are reported in the January issue of Cell Metabolism,…