Fat isn’t just a guilty pleasure — it’s cancer’s secret weapon. New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center is shedding ...

More information: Isaac Justice et al, A tuneable minimal cell membrane reveals that two lipid species suffice for life, ...

A new study by Professor José Villalaín, Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Miguel Hernández University of ...

Scientists have discovered that the internal shape of tiny drug-delivery particles—called lipid nanoparticles—has a big ...

“Cancer cells are altering how this lipid is metabolized, which in turn distorts the ‘eat me’ signals that malignant cells usually produce,” says first author Mariluz Soula, a former graduate student ...

Interactions between proteins and lipids have diverse and complex roles in various biological processes, ranging from the structure, function, and dynamics of biological membranes to host-pathogen ...

Lipid ‘nanodomains’ hold the key to cell signaling mystery The role that tiny globules of fat in the cell membrane play in regulating an important protein has been imaged on a molecular level Figure 1 ...

Cancer cells can use lipids not just as fuel, but as a means to obscure inflammatory signals, ... “They’re mainly in the cell membrane to create scaffolding for signaling proteins. ...

Crossing the Cell Membrane Without Viruses May 14, 2025. By Caroline Seydel ... Tessera Therapeutics can use lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for delivery to the cells of interest.

Scientists use electric fields to detect aging 'zombie' cells without dyes or labels, offering a breakthrough for ...

A new antibody treatment prevents cholesterol buildup in heart mitochondria and restores energy production, offering hope for ...