Medication-induced disruption of sterol biosynthesis poses significant risks to brain development and function. At the top ...

An editorial published in Brain Medicine reveals that many widely prescribed medications may disrupt sterol biosynthesis—an essential process for brain development—potentially causing harm similar to ...

Sterols are amphipathic lipids based on the steroid ring structure but with a polar hydroxyl (OH group) on one of the 6-membered rings. Sterols are also known as steroid alcohols, an example of ...