A new Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on how a class of diabetes drugs may protect the kidneys—not just by ...

Although excessive sugar consumption is linked to inflammation and type 2 diabetes, its link to cancer remains complex. We explain how sugar plays a role in the development of cancer, the mechanisms ...

Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, and its incidence is climbing. Because it is typically ...

Like all food, essential metals must be absorbed by your digestive system. However, the gut absorbs only about 1% of ingested chromium. Other essential metals are absorbed more efficiently – for ...

Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability during early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. A new study led by the Earth-Life ...

Rare sugars, naturally occurring monosaccharides found in minute quantities, have emerged as compounds of considerable interest in both nutritional science and metabolic research. Their unique ...

Philadelphia (April 5, 2022) — Results from a new study suggest that two sugar substitutes disrupt the function of a protein that plays a vital role in liver detoxification and the metabolism of ...

Eight decades of research have resulted in slim evidence that people derive any significant health benefits from chromium ...

She explains that naturally occurring sugars often belong to foods that "also bring fiber, vitamins and minerals that we need." Such nutrients are essential to ward off disease and keep our bodies ...

He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in biochemistry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi Ashanti, Ghana. Armoo, who is from Tema, Ghana, said, "For me, it was ...