Certain glycans -- sugar-like compounds with carbohydrate chains -- containing galactose, may exhibit potential prebiotic properties that support human health. Identifying enzymes capable of breaking ...

A study found that sulforaphane, a compound in broccoli sprouts, significantly lowered fasting blood sugar levels in people ...

A naturally occurring molecule identified by Stanford Medicine researchers appears similar to semaglutide—also known as ...

Portuguese researchers identified a type of immune cell that appears to travel to the pancreas to stimulate glucagon ...

Advances in stem cell biology and immune cell engineering bring diabetes cell therapies closer to reality. I n 2024, a woman ...

Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which they produce short-chain fatty acids that are crucial to many body functions.

A recent discovery reveals a novel physiological phenomenon linking the gut microbiome to sugar metabolism, potentially ...

Researchers have discovered a novel approach to protecting insulin-producing beta cells from the damaging effects of glucolipotoxicity - a harmful condition linked to the progression of type 2 ...

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have discovered a novel approach to protecting ...

Gut microbes that were thought to feed exclusively on dietary fiber also get fed sugar from our guts, from which they produce ...

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have discovered a novel approach to protecting insulin-producing beta cells ...