HealthWhat Are Vaccines Doing to Our Bodies, and Could Sugars Make the Vaccines Better?
A considerable expansion in glycomics capabilities is required to fully exploit protein glycosylation for the development of new vaccines.
By Tea Petrovic Health
HealthThe Sweet Secret of a Healthy Pregnancy
Scientists discovered that sugars attached to the immune cells may be the reason behind improvement of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis during pregnancy.
By Iwona Wójcik
LifestyleGut Microbiota Proves That One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure
The trillions of bacteria that live in our gut work together with our immune system to protect us from harm
By Iwona Wójcik
HealthCould 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
HealthThe 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
GlycoscienceA 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
HealthGlycans 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
HealthChanges 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
