Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis has long been treated as a disease of the brain and spinal cord. A study published in May 2026 ...

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.

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 ...

WEHI researchers have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism our bodies use to regulate sugar, in findings that rewrite the fundamental rules of biology and open a new frontier in science. Published ...

Recent studies have uncovered surprising mechanisms in sugar metabolism, from a fleeting intermediate state in glucose transport to a novel pathway regulating glycogen via ubiquitin tagging.

Researchers discover that glycogen and N-linked glycans accumulate in fibrotic regions of the lung and may be important for therapy development. Ramon Sun, a biochemist at the University of Florida ...

WEHI researchers have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism our bodies use to regulate sugar, in findings that rewrite the fundamental rules of biology and open a new frontier in science. Published ...

Glucose is our body’s favorite fuel source. Your body stores extra glucose as glycogen to use when you need more energy. All parts of our body need energy to function. We get energy from carbohydrates ...