Excess sugar does more than affect weight and blood sugar levels. Experts say it can also influence brain function, mood, ...

Experts say your sweet tooth may have more to do with biology than willpower.

Stores of glucose in the brain could play a much more significant role in the pathological degeneration of neurons than scientists realized, opening the way to new treatments for conditions like ...

Parents often stress about their kids’ sugar intake, but it can be hard to know how much is too much – or what to do about it. Glucose – a simple sugar that forms the basis of most carbohydrate-rich ...

Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study is the first to identify a sugar ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that specialized immune cells within the glioblastoma tumor metabolize fructose to suppress immune responses and promote tumor growth, reports a study ...

Overall, participants reported that they liked artificial sweeteners about as much as sugar. However, the researchers ...

Christmas and New year revelries are around the corner. It is a season in which many persons eat and drink to stupor. I am concerned more about sugary drinks and their inescapable effects on blood ...

Study reveals glioblastoma tumors exploit sugar metabolism to suppress immune responses, suggesting new immunotherapy targets ...