Medically reviewed by Maggie Moon, MS, RD Your diet plays a significant role in your heart health. Some foods, like processed ...

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) serve as key signaling molecules linking gut microbiota and host health. Microbially produced ...

Proteins are life's engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions. Their environments—water, lipid membranes, or other condensed phases—are critical to their ...

EPFL researchers have developed a computational method to explicitly consider the impact of water while designing membrane receptors with enhanced stability and signaling, paving the way for novel ...

The quest to find solutions for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders continues to be one of the most ...

A combination therapy of two drugs — a statin and a protein inhibitor — may help suppress the creation and growth of tumors ...

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy. A recent study explores one fascinating aspect of this partnership: how gut ...

In diabetic kidney disease, fat accumulates in the kidneys, leading to lipotoxicity and kidney damage. A recently published ...

Cutting-edge fluorescent cholesterol probes now enable scientists to visualize cholesterol movement and distribution in live ...

They are rich in unsaturated fats, which can help reduce LDL cholesterol levels, a major contributor to cardiovascular problems. "I've seen studies suggesting that soy may improve artery health ...

Department of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan, China Hunan Key Laboratory of Kidney Disease and Blood Purification, ...