While there’s been plenty of buzz around omega-3 fatty acids for years, a new fatty acid has entered the chat and is getting some serious attention: pentadecanoic acid (also known as C15:0—it’s ...

We hear a lot about omega-3 fatty acids and most of what we hear is that we don’t get enough of them in our diets. In the ...

How Do Short-Chain Fatty Acids Work? Your small and large intestines have a layer of cells that is called intestinal epithelium. When you eat more fiber, your body produces short-chain fatty acids to ...

The man known for naming the Omega-3 fatty acid while working at the Hormel Institute has died. Dr. Ralph T. Holman, 94 of Austin, died Wednesday, at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Albert Lea. He earned ...

The abnormal immune system response that causes multiple sclerosis (MS) by attacking and damaging the central nervous system can be triggered by the lack of a specific fatty acid in fat tissue, ...

Bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis is a central metabolic process, intricately linked to membrane formation and pathogenicity. The type II fatty acid synthesis (FASII) pathway, distinct from the ...

A research team has discovered that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil, directly ...