It's because cancer cells are perfectly willing to switch to another fuel source – uridine (Figure 1). Figure 1. (L) Glucose, the primary fuel of the body. (R) The chemical structure of uridine ...

Cells import the sugar glucose for the process of glycolysis, ... a structure in the developing embryo that marks the beginning of gastrulation.

Dysfunctions of the tiny cell processes (primary cilia*) of the pancreatic beta cells could be a cause of type 2 diabetes. Little is known about the structure and function of these cilia. An ...

One of the hallmarks of cancer cell development is its dependence on sugar, especially glucose, to grow and divide. Scientists have long been studying how to restrict or block this process that ...

ß-Cell glucose metabolism is therefore practically indistinguishable at the thresholds for GSIR for all these cases even though threshold glucose levels have a wide range between 1.5 and 7.0 mmol/l.

Glucose is life’s main energy source. But a Stanford Medicine study reveals a surprising role as a master manipulator of tissue maturation, hinting at its importance in diabetes and cancer.