Sugar

This new sugar tastes like the real thing without the usual downsides

For more than a century, scientists and food companies have been looking for ways to replicate the taste of sugar…

3 months ago

MIT scientists strip cancer of its sugar shield

A research team from MIT and Stanford University has developed a new technique designed to push the immune system to…

3 months ago

This sugar substitute does more than sweeten — it kills cancer cells

Stevia may provide more benefits than as a zero-calorie sugar substitute. When fermented with bacteria isolated from banana leaves, stevia…

8 months ago

Popular sugar substitute linked to brain cell damage and stroke risk

From low-carb ice cream to keto protein bars to "sugar-free" soda, the decades-old sweetener erythritol is everywhere. But new University…

8 months ago

Scientists just found a sugar switch that protects your brain from Alzheimer’s

A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the…

9 months ago

A sugar analysis could reveal different types of cancer

In the future, a little saliva may be enough to detect an incipient cancer. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg…

2 years ago

Sugar permeation discovered in plant aquaporins

Aquaporins, which move water through membranes of plant cells, were not thought to be able to permeate sugar molecules, but…

2 years ago