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Could Eating Soybeans Help Protect Men from Viral Infections?

Oestrogen activity strengthens the female immune system, but phytoestrogens, such as those found in soybeans, could show the same beneficial effect in boosting male immunity to reduce the odds of viral infection

By Ph. D. Julija Jurić
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How do You Stop Feeling Stressed when Life is Stressful?

With stress levels so high, and this being such a known factor in determining your state of health, it's more important than ever to keep an eye on your biological age and to introduce measures to help you, your family and friends stay balanced at this unprecedented time.

By Radhika Sanghani
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Hit the Reset Button

In an age where burnout is the rule rather than the exception, these rarified retreats take health to new heights.

By Harriet Charnock-Bates
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Top 5 Trending Biohacks for Stress Management

Stress takes its toll in many ways - and its effect is compounding. Here are 5 biohacks to help you manage your stress.

By Brittany Ford
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Smoking - a ‘‘Killing Me Softly’’ Habit

The number of cigarettes smoked per day correlates with pro-inflammatory changes of glycans.

By Ana Cvetko
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Exercise in Moderation is Key to Improving Your Biological Age

Glycan profiles of these individuals that were training moderately were not changed in pro-inflammatory direction. They were, instead, changed in an anti-inflammatory manner meaning exercise benefited their bodies, as it should when done properly.

By Ana Cvetko
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The Role of Antibody Glycans in the Development of Severe COVID-19

Glycans attached to antibodies are an important regulator of our immune system. Read about their role in development of severe COVID 19 disease.

By Prof Gordan Lauc, PhD
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A Roadmap to Future

The Sustainable Development Goals or Global Goals are a collection of 17 interlinked goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs were set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and are intended to be achieved by the year 2030. Glycoscience plays a role in achieving eight of the seventeen.

By Ph.D. Marina Martinic Kavur
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Glycans as Drivers of a Disease Risk

The relative risk of many diseases increases with age. Individuals age at different rates, and while some might show a surprising level of health and fitness in their eight decades, others might be troubled by age-related diseases already in their late thirties. An increasing body of evidence suggests glycans play a role at establishing an individual’s risk of having poor health.

By Ph.D. Marina Martinic Kavur
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Changes of Glycans With Age in Different Parts of the World

Read how glycans change with age and lifestyle factors across the World.

By Prof Gordan Lauc, PhD
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Predicting Vulnerability to Stress Using Glycans

Can our glycans tell us something about our vulnerability to stress?

By Thomas Klarić
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It’s Official – Stress Alters the Way Brain Proteins Are Glycosylated

A recently published study has shown for the first time that traumatic stress also leads to long-lasting changes in the glycosylation of brain proteins.

By Thomas Klarić
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