Peroxisomes are essential cell organelles that play a vital role in lipid metabolism and cellular detoxification. To perform ...

Peroxisomes are essential, single‐membrane bound organelles ubiquitously present in eukaryotic cells, responsible for a range of vital metabolic processes. They play a central role in the β‐oxidation ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat - an energy-burning form of fat - can rev the body's metabolic engine, consuming cellular ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have discovered how severe COVID-19 can destroy immune cells' ability to ...

Refsum disease is a metabolic condition. It occurs due to genetic variations, which results in the buildup of a fatty acid in the body. This fatty acid can then cause damage to the white matter of the ...

Peroxisomes are essential cell organelles that play a vital role in lipid metabolism and cellular detoxification. To perform these functions, ...

A discovery about how severe COVID-19 damages lung cells suggests that an existing drug could treat lingering respiratory problems not just from COVID but influenza and other respiratory infections.