Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has long been treated as a disease of the brain and spinal cord. A study published in May 2026 ...
WEHI researchers have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism our bodies use to regulate sugar, in findings that rewrite the ...
A surprising discovery about how brain cells handle sugar could shift how scientists approach dementia and Alzheimer’s treatments. In a new study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers uncovered ...
A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia: brain sugar metabolism.
In a new study published in Nature Metabolism titled “Neuronal Glycogen Breakdown Mitigates Tauopathy via Pentose Phosphate Pathway-Mediated Oxidative Stress Reduction,” researchers from the Buck ...
Recent studies have uncovered surprising mechanisms in sugar metabolism, from a fleeting intermediate state in glucose ...
Groundbreaking research reveals a hidden switch that controls glycogen storage, offering new hope for treating diabetes, ...
Glycogen, a hyperbranched polymer of glucose, plays a central role as an energy reserve across diverse organisms. In Escherichia coli, its biosynthesis is linked not only to energy storage but also to ...