Anna Bryan

Diabetes affects more than 400 million people worldwide and is a huge public health burden. Obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes and leads to insulin resistance that often precedes diabetes...

Among Alzheimer 's victims, 40% to 65% have a genetic variant called APOE4. Scientists have long known that this variant significantly increases the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, especially when...

Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) is a general term for the glycan part of proteoglycan macromolecules. Glycosaminoglycans are large linear polysaccharides composed of repeating disaccharide units, and their...

Transfer lipopolysaccharide activates monocytes through TLR4, which is thought to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in HIV-infected individuals. Recently, in a study published in...

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can promote or prevent allergic reactions of T helper cells (Th2), but the molecular mechanism behind it is not clear to researchers at present; immunologists have long been...

When we feel uncomfortable, we tend to eat less, drink less, and exercise less. This is not unique to humans—most animals reduce these three behaviors when fighting infection. Recently, a new study...

All cell membranes in the human body contain proteins that act as sensors, messengers, or tools for transporting and regulating substances in and out of cells. Transport proteins, in particular, are...

Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant digestive system tumor, and the five-year survival rate of patients after diagnosis is only about 10%. Changes in metabolism are one of the important features...

A rare genetic mutation may help explain why some families are more prone to diabetes and kidney failure, according to a new study led by University of Utah health scientists. The discovery, found...