GlycanAge Blog: Health · Page 6
Discover health insights with GlycanAge. Explore biological age, inflammation, glycans, and expert tips for improving longevity and overall well-being.
Sialylation of Immunoglobulin E Is a Determinant of Allergic Pathogenicity
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is a key molecule in allergies - the over-reaction of our immune system to non-harmful antigens from our surroundings. Upon sensitization, which happens at initial contact with antigen (in this case – allergen), allergen-specific IgE is synthesized and sits on the surface of cells (mastocytes an…
Published:May 21, 2020
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GlycanAge - the Best Biomarker of Biological Age
Over 10 years of research on over 100,000 people condensed in 13 min presentation of Prof Gordan Lauc at the Longevity Leaders Virtual 2020. Check this video for an introduction about glycans and their role in ageing and disease.
Published:May 19, 2020
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Glycans Are Crucial for the Response to Sars Cov-2 Infection
Each virus possesses a specific entry protein that acts as a key, unlocking the gates to the host cells. This viral entry protein usually binds to one of the host proteins, “the lock”, and such interactions are crucial for the infection and propagation of the virus [1]. Coronaviruses, in particular, are notoriously ve…
Published:May 18, 2020
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Glycans as Biomarkers of Ageing and Age-Related Diseases
It is general knowledge that the prevalence of chronic and inflammatory diseases increases with age. However, as biological ageing does not always correspond to chronological age, many younger individuals are also prone to developing chronic diseases or severe COVID-19 disease. What are glycans? How to change your bio…
Published:May 8, 2020
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Obesity - How Dangerous Is It Really?
Obesity, known as a BMI of 30 and above, is one of the major global health problems. Recently, with the ongoing global spreading of COVID-19, obesity is the most talked-about risk factor of the COVID-19 severity, alongside with old age and cardiometabolic issues. Moreover, the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevent…
Published:April 29, 2020
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Boost Your Immune System, Change Your Glycome
As the beginning of 2020 led the world into a new type of concern, the pandemics of COVID-19, we were bombarded with advice on how to keep ourselves safe. All the warnings came in the sense of “wash your hands regularly”, “do not touch your face” (and suddenly we became aware that this is a habit of most of us), socia…
Published:April 16, 2020
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Sweet Beginnings: How Sugars Help to Build Your Brain
The creation of a complete human being from a single cell is one of the most mind-boggling transformations in nature. An almost immeasurable number of molecular events must be precisely coordinated and each of the steps has to occur in the right sequence and at exactly the right time to go from a single, microscopic c…
Published:April 12, 2020
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Sweet Brain O'Mine: How Sugars Help You Think!
Synaptic transmission, synaptic excitability, neuronal action potentials, neuronal firing, are just a bunch of fancy terms to describe the amazing phenomenon of chemical information streaming and flowing within your brain cells. You might have been told not to skip breakfast, since glucose fuels your mind and, along w…
Published:April 7, 2020
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Mucin 4 Glycoprotein Appears to Play an Important Role in Coronavirus Disease
Many surfaces of our body, including the surface of the respiratory system (from the nose to the lung), eyes, ears, intestine and others, are covered by a layer called mucus. This mucus layer serves as the body's very first line of defence against pathogens (e.g. bacteria, viruses). The main components of mucus beside…
Published:April 2, 2020
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Glycans as Biomarkers for Liver and Pancreatic Cancer
Cancer is responsible for an estimate of 9.6 million deaths in 2018, making it leading cause of death in the world (about 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer). Lung, stomach, liver, colon and breast cancers have the highest mortality rates among the patients. Due to that, the need for biomarkers that can determine the risk…
Published:April 2, 2020
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COVID19 Severity – Are Smokers at Risk?
Beginning of 2020 will be known for the pandemic of COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV 2). Symptoms can be mild to severe, and all of us are aware of guidelines that should be followed to prevent spreading the virus and getting sick.
Published:April 2, 2020
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Biomarkers of Biological Age as Predictors of COVID-19 Disease Severity
Early epidemiological studies suggest the most important predictor of severity of COVID-19 disease course is age. Pre-existing conditions, including diabetes, CVD, hypertension, obesity and other consequences of an unhealthy lifestyle are also associated with increased mortality, indicating that the biological age is …
Published:March 28, 2020
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