fatty

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They found that phosphatidylserine, a fatty molecule normally located on the inside of a neuron's membrane, had shifted to the outer surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Subcutaneous injections deliver medication into the fatty tissue layer between the skin and muscle.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

In both grocery aisles and the public consciousness, items such as avocados and almonds were deemed too fatty to be “healthy,” while Cocoa Puffs and Pop-Tarts technically qualified.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

These fatty acids interfere with fungal metabolism and block the production of proteins needed for tissue invasion and disease progression.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Here and there one edge of the ruptured skin rose over the other, revealing its fatty layers, and little obtrusions like miniature bunches of red grapes forced up from the fissure.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan