In plants, the space between cells is a key battleground during infection. To avoid recognition in this space, a strain of the bacterial tomato disease Pseudomonas syringae manipulates plants by ...

Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease requires reliable and cost-effective screening methods. Researchers have now discovered that a type of sugar molecule in blood is associated with ...

A new study by researchers at the Wistar Institute demonstrates how key features on the surface of HIV-infected cells help the disease evade detection by the immune system. The researchers discovered ...

Astronomers have made a sweet discovery in their search for life on other planets. A team at University College London has detected a sugar molecule that has long been associated with the origin of ...

Though you might have heard the phrase before, you might not be as familiar with the basics of how blood sugar works. After you eat or drink anything that contains calories, your body breaks down the ...

Myo-inositol, a sugar molecule found in breast milk, promotes the development of neural connections in infants’ brains. The corresponding study was published in PNAS. Previous studies show that breast ...

Androgenic alopecia, commonly known as male or female pattern baldness, affects millions worldwide, offering few treatment options with lasting efficacy. In a new study, researchers have unveiled a ...

HIV is a master of disguise. Once the virus enters the body, it has a number of sophisticated mechanisms through which it blends in with other cells, completely evading detection by patrolling immune ...