The prevalence of microplastics and nanoplastics in the human body is an increasing concern. Studies revealed that human brain tissues contain seven to 30 times more particles than other organs, such ...

Cellulose is the primary component of the cell walls of plants, making it the most common polymer on Earth. It’s responsible for the properties of materials like wood and cotton and is the primary ...

The digestion of dietary lipids is a multistage process that begins in the stomach with the action of gastric lipase on triacylglycerols, continues in the small intestine with bile salt–mediated ...

All animals possess some capacity for repairing and replacing the lining of their intestines, a process called intestinal regeneration. In mammals, including humans, this constant but relatively minor ...

A surprising new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating in the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth, results that may have ...