Arachidonic acid is an essential fatty acid, which is consumed in small amounts in our regular diets. It is considered an "essential" fatty acid because it is an absolute requirement for the proper ...

Skeletal muscles produce prostaglandins and leukotrienes that control multiple steps of myogenesis, and are critical for skeletal muscle development, growth and repair Prostaglandins and leukotrienes ...

Share on Pinterest New research suggests that dietary interventions could help reduce the incidence and intensity of bipolar disorder. Ian Laker Photography/Getty Images Arachidonic acid, a ...

Arachidonic acid modulates both electrical and biochemical properties of membrane proteins involved in cellular signaling. In Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing the excitatory amino acid transporter ...

A genetic propensity to higher circulating levels of lipids containing arachidonic acid, an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid found in eggs, poultry, and seafood, has been found to be linked with a ...

Arachidonic acid can be produced from n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, also known as omega-6 fatty acids, that go through desaturation and elongation reactions. While endogenous levels are difficult ...

Scientists may have discovered a new way in which fasting helps reduce inflammation -- a potentially damaging side-effect of the body's immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.

So a fatty acid walks into a psychiatrist’s office. Psychiatrist: What brings you in today? Fatty Acid: I’m depressed and lonely. Most people completely ignore me and don’t even know I exist. And to ...