Although excessive sugar consumption is linked to inflammation and type 2 diabetes, its link to cancer remains complex. We explain how sugar plays a role in the development of cancer, the mechanisms ...

Pentoses are essential carbohydrates in the metabolism of modern lifeforms, but their availability on early Earth is unclear since these molecules are unstable. Now, researchers reveal a chemical ...

Enhancing wheat plants' sugar signaling ability could deliver increased yields of up to 12%, according to researchers from Rothamsted, Oxford University and the Rosalind Franklin Institute, published ...