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The sugar myo-inositol is plentiful early in lactation and increases synapse size and abundance in the developing brain.

An unexpected find shows that sweet-sensing receptors also help epithelial cells in Drosophila larvae stay alive amid proteotoxic stress.

Human mucus contains glycans that could one day treat harmful Candida albicans infections.

Signals from sweeteners and sugars are relayed from the gut to the brain by different neural pathways, a new study concludes.

This is the first time sugars have been found connected to RNA molecules, suggesting a new role for RNA.

Some experts blame our modern, sugary diet, while others think that gut microbiome changes and sedentary lifestyles may play a role. Altogether, the causes are far from clear.

While sugary beverages seem to be the worst offenders, artificially sweetened drinks might also be associated with health problems, an observational study suggests.

Cohn was a leader in gene regulation and immune system research and left a lasting legacy in La Jolla.

Scientists engineered human cells to produce a molecule that stimulates insulin secretion in the presence of caffeine.

Two opposing papers in Annals of Internal Medicine battle over dietary guidelines on sugar.

A hormone made in the liver controls how much sugar mice eat, according to a study.

Annually, about 184,000 deaths annually are linked to drinking sugary beverages, according to a new study.

The consumption of artificial sweeteners results in glucose intolerance mediated by changes in the gut microbiota in both mice and humans, researchers report.

A high-sugar diet comparable to that consumed by up to a quarter of Americans renders mice less able to compete for territory and reproduce.

A sugar protects the subterranean rodents from out-of-control cell division.

A special glucose molecule makes tumor cells more vulnerable to a pair of cancer cell-killing drugs.