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Researchers uncover molecular link between trans fats and variety of disorders

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MITOCHONDRIAL CONNECTION: Tohoku University researchers in Japan have uncovered a molecular link between some trans fats and a variety of disorders, including cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Their findings, published in the journal Science Reports, implicate their role in enhancing a mitochondrial signaling pathway that leads to programmed cell death. Accumulating evidence […]