Scientists found linoleic acid from seed oils promotes triple-negative breast cancer growth by activating a specific protein ...

A Rutgers biochemistry professor explains how omega-6 fatty acids found in Western diets can activate cellular growth ...

It breaks down fat into fatty acids and glycerol, which are like little energy packets your body uses to power itself up.

The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, very low-carbohydrate diet that aims to shift the body’s metabolism into a state called ketosis (this is how the diet derives its name). In ketosis, when carbohydrate ...

They concluded that fat byproducts such as fatty acids and glycerol contribute to lower life span and more chronic diseases. By conducting tests on animals in their labs, the scientists concluded ...

Nearly all of the children in the study -- 94% -- experienced a drop in consciousness, 95% had dangerously low blood sugar, ...

There are several types of dietary fat, and some fats are more healthful than others. Saturated and trans fats tend to be associated with more health risks, while unsaturated fats are associated ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...

Fat/Oil + Sodium\, Hydroxide \rightarrow Soap + Glycerol\) Fats and oils are esters made from glycerol and long chain fatty acids. Consider the hydrolysis of this triglyceride found in animal fat.

A new study published in the journal Immunity reveals a mechanism that allows triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to develop ...

A recent study in Life Metabolism found that a sulfur amino acid restriction (SAAR) diet induces rapid fat loss and enhances glucose sensitivity in mice without impacting appetite or physical ...

Estela Jacinto, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has been ...