The sugar glucose, which is the main source of energy in almost every living cell, has been revealed in a Stanford Medicine study to also be a master regulator of tissue differentiation—the process by ...

The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was a randomized clinical trial involving 3234 volunteers at high risk for diabetes. All participants had impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), defined as having a ...

Glycogen is a form of glucose that helps regulate your blood sugar levels. Your eating and exercise habits play a role in determining your glycogen levels. Glycogen is the stored form of a simple ...

Under feeding conditions, dietary carbohydrates are digested and processed by various glucosidases in the digestive tract, and the resultant monosaccharides, mainly hexose glucose, are transported ...

The sugar glucose, which is the main source of energy in almost every living cell, has been revealed in a Stanford Medicine study to also be a master regulator of tissue differentiation — the process ...

Emerging research shows a strong link between diabetes, insulin resistance and Alzheimer's disease. Experts say glucose fluctuations may harm brain health.

—The impact on insulin sensitivity and stabilized β-cell function was similar despite more weight loss with surgery, but also transient. Reviewed by Clifton M. Jackness, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant ...

Researchers have now discovered that stress-induced mental disturbances in mice are directly linked to abnormal glucose metabolism. Normalizing the stress-induced alterations in glucose levels, using ...

Glucose is life's main energy source. But a new study reveals a surprising role as a master manipulator of tissue maturation, hinting at its importance in diabetes and cancer. The sugar glucose, which ...