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 ...

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are a family of enzymes that catalyze the phosphorylation of phosphatidylinositol at the D-3 position of the inositol ring, serving critical functions in ...

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 ...

Gerty Cori was a biochemist whose work fundamentally reformed our understanding of how cellular energy is stored and released in the body. Despite facing systemic barriers as a Jewish woman in ...

Remarkable new findings about the sugar stores in neurons have unlocked an entire new method of treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive decline, and it goes a long way to explaining why there ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become one of the leading chronic diseases worldwide in terms of both incidence and mortality. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), approximately 537 ...