Sphingolipids are important biological molecules, a class of lipids that have a backbone of sphingoid bases including sphingosine (aliphatic amino alcohol) or another structurally similar compound. In ...

Asthma is currently defined by reversible airflow obstruction, airway hyperreactivity, and airway inflammation. Of the three diagnostic criteria, asthma symptoms track most closely with airway ...

Scientists have made a link between muscular dystrophy and a group of bioactive fats, the sphingolipids, which are involved in numerous cell functions and other diseases. In a new study, the group of ...