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Gut 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
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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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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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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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