Researchers have identified a potential treatment for Sandhoff and Tay-Sachs diseases -- two rare, often fatal lysosomal storage disorders that cause progressive damage to nerve cells in the brain and ...

Heightened levels of stress can trigger HAE attacks, which further contribute to decreased quality of life. A review of 48 studies found that among other factors, HAE attack frequency, ...

Then, cholesteryl esters (CEs), the main form of cholesterol in lipoproteins, are hydrolyzed to free cholesterol (FC) at an acidic pH by lysosomal acid lipase (LAL), encoded by the LIPA (lipase A) ...

Lauric acid is a saturated fatty acid found in vegetable fats, primarily coconut, coconut milk, and coconut oil. The plant compound is not found alone in nature and can only be extracted from the ...

(L-R) Jim Palma, executive director, TargetCancer Foundation; Jenifer Waldrop, MS, executive director, Rare Disease Diversity Coalition; and Edward Neilan, MD, PhD, chief medical and scientific ...