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Researchers reveal how fatty fish consumption increases cell membrane flu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In those with poor glucose metabolism or coronary heart disease, consuming fatty fish reduced the lipophilic index, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. An indicator of the fluidity of cell membranes is the lipophilic index; a lower value denotes a more fluid
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Study discovers link between obesity with oral cancer immune escape
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A study discovered a method through which obesity affects the ability of some oral cancers to evade the immune system.
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Study finds link between obesity with oral cancer immune escape
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A mechanism for how obesity impacts the capacity of some oral malignancies to bypass the immune system has been uncovered in a study.
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Researchers create model for how brain gets essential omega-3 fatty acids
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA, and the National Institutes of Health have created a zebrafish model that sheds new light on how the brain acquires essential omega-3 fatty acids such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and linolenic acid (ALA).
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Researchers suggest way of mapping distribution of carnitine in skeletal m
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised a method for mapping the distribution of carnitine in skeletal muscle cells. Carnitine is a tiny molecule that aids in the transfer of fatty acids and the reduction of metabolic waste. They discovered that slow-type muscle fibres he
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Jellyfish size may influence their nutritional value: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Jellyfish may be both predator and prey as they drift across ocean currents. They eat nearly anything they can get their hands on and follow the traditional oceanic pattern of giant consuming small. According to a new University of British Columbia research on these gelatinous globs, jellyfi
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Why walnuts can be your go-to for your daily quota of plant-based Omega-3
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Fat" is a word with multiple meanings. Despite the differences between body fat and dietary fat, over the years, people have simply been told they are both bad. But what many don't know is that not all fats are bad, after all. Omega-3 fatty acids,
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People with a higher omega-3 index more protected from severe COVID infect
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) investigated the impact of omega-3 fatty acids, particularly EPA and DHA, and whether they could be protective against getting COVID-19 infection and/or experiencing negative results.
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Research reveals preventative measures for optic nerve hypoplasia
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are looking at potential preventative and therapeutic measures for the disease, optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which causes vision impairment in newborns.
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Study reveals preventative, therapeutic measures of optic nerve hypoplasia
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are looking at potential preventative and therapeutic measures for the disease, optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), which causes vision impairment in newborns.
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Study reveals how gut microbiome affect brain health
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Recent research revealed that the gut microbiome also plays an important role in the health of our brains.
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Research reveals how fatty acids are absorbed by singular cells
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study from Institute for Systems Biology and University of California throws light on how fatty acids are absorbed by unit cells.
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