Fish oil comes from oily fish such as salmon, sardines, tuna, herring and mackerel. It's rich in a special type of fat called ...

Three Ohio State researchers earned the NAI fellow, the highest distinction awarded to inventors for their work in various fields. Dehua Pei, a professor in chemistry and biochemistry, was elected to ...

Fish oil, also known as omega-3, is one of the most popular dietary supplements. It’s often promoted to protect the heart, ...

Sperm carry more than DNA. They carry a complex network of lipids that guide energy use, membrane fluidity, motility, and the ...

Biological processes that govern our lives are many, intertwined, and often difficult to understand. They involve countless ...

An implantable scaffold and magnetic probes capture circulating tumor cells directly in the bloodstream, eliminating over 90% ...

Lysosomes are membrane-bound organelles whose acidic lumen (pH 4.5–5.0) is required for degradation. This luminal acidity is ...

Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's ...

Cancer cells have softer membranes than healthy cells. New nanoparticles exploit this physical difference to fuse selectively ...

Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic ...

Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic ...

Precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell, developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, could have applications beyond ...