Fundamental Breakthrough Could Lead to Treatments for Obesity

"If you tend toward obesity, blame your genes. Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have discovered how the genes and proteins that cause your body to store fat - or use it - work. Organisms from yeast to humans all share the ability to store fat within...

Omega fatty acids DHA and AA take center stage at Asian Con

"Of particular focus are the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major structural fat in the brain and retina of the eye, and the omega-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA), which is abundant in the brain and needed for growth and immunity. Berthold Koletzko,...