Obesity and diabetes now considered global epidemics. The prevalence rates of diabetes
are increasing in parallel with the rates of obesity and the strong connection between these …

The burden of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases worldwide is staggering. The
emergence of systems approaches in biology promises new therapies, faster and cheaper …

The safety of microplastics (MPs) and associated health effects has been one of the major
concerns worldwide. However, the role of photoaging toward the risk of MPs in water …

The role of lipids in providing energy and structural cellular components during vertebrate
development is poorly understood. To elucidate these roles further, we visualized lipid …

The production of fertile eggs with the capacity to develop into larvae and subsequently into
marketable fish is centrally important to the aquaculture industry. This entails not only the …

Lipid accumulation in arteries induces vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, the major
cause of heart attack and stroke in humans. Extreme hyperlipidemia induced in mice and …

The global obesity epidemic demands an improved understanding of the developmental
and environmental factors regulating fat storage. Adipocytes serve as major sites of fat …

The ability to store fat in the form of cytoplasmic triglyceride droplets is conserved from
Saccharomyces cerevisiae to humans. Although much is known regarding the composition …

The developmental rapidity of nanotechnology poses higher risks of exposure to humans
and the environment through manufactured nanomaterials. The multitude of biological …

Lipids serve essential functions in cells as signaling molecules, membrane components,
and sources of energy. Defects in lipid metabolism are implicated in a number of pandemic …