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DDHD2 enables neurons to synthesise and burn fat for energy
Scientists have discovered that neurons can burn and make their own fats for energy – a finding that could lead to new treatments for rare and currently untreatable brain diseases.
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Pemafibrate and telmisartan combo may reverse fatty liver
A new study shows that approved drugs, pemafibrate and telmisartan, when combined, can reduce liver fat and may lower cardiovascular risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.
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Hijacking Leydig cells: how COVID-19 lowers testosterone
Brazilian researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 targets testosterone-producing cells in the testicles, hijacking cholesterol and lipid metabolism in order to replicate. The findings could lead to new therapies for treating the disease based on drugs that disrupt lipid metabolism.
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New therapy targets triglycerides to prevent aneurysms
A new study shows high triglyceride levels directly cause abdominal aortic aneurysms – highlighting triglyceride-lowering therapies as a potential new treatment.
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Fuelling immunity: glucose helps T cells fight cancer better
A new study from the Van Andel Institute shows that glucose not only fuels T cells but also strengthens their internal signalling and cancer-fighting capabilities –offering a potential route to improved immunotherapies.
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New lipid nanoparticle boosts mRNA delivery fivefold in cancer study
Japanese researchers have engineered a new lipid nanoparticle that delivers mRNA to cells five times more effectively, resulting in stronger immune responses and tumour suppression in mice.
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CNIC identifies key mechanism in fat cells to combat obesity
CNIC researchers have identified a mechanism in fat cells that helps them safely store excess fat, offering new insights for combating obesity and related metabolic diseases.
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New single-cell lipidomics method may unlock cancer treatments
A new method for a fragmentation-based identification of lipids could enable the study of cancer cells in detail not seen before.
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Modelling pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease
Using an advanced human heart organoid system, researchers found the contributing factors to the condition and possible therapeutic compounds.
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Lung adenocarcinoma: metabolic reprogramming of macrophages
Disrupting the mechanism that EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma uses to alter macrophages’ lipid metabolism could inspire new treatments.
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New lipid nanoparticles effectively deliver RNA to microglia
LNPs deliver small interfering RNA to the brain’s microglia to combat inflammation related to Alzheimer’s disease.
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Research shows lipid nanoparticles are highly effective in gene therapy
Lipid nanoparticles have been used to encapsulate CRISPR-Cas9 and deliver it to cells in mice, where it was highly effective at knocking down expression of a target protein.
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New study highlights lipid nanoparticles and mRNA could treat blindness
The researchers developed nanoparticles able to penetrate the neural retina and deliver mRNA to the photoreceptor cells whose proper function makes vision possible.
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RNA therapeutics: the key to treat rare disease?
This exclusive interview highlights some of Dr Arthur Suckow’s insights into how his team uses RNA therapies to treat rare diseases such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A.
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Study in mice shows dietary saturated fats can trigger liver cancer
Japanese researchers showed for the first time processes that are crucial targets for treating liver cancer are enhanced by saturated fatty acid diets.
