Sialic acids, also referred to as neuraminic acids, are critical to glycoprotein bioavailability, function, stability, and metabolism. When present, these carbohydrates occupy terminal positions of ...

Sialic acids, a diverse family of nine‐carbon acidic sugars, are ubiquitous components of vertebrate cell surfaces and play a critical role in host–pathogen interactions. Many bacteria have evolved ...

In a study published in PNAS, Dr. CHAO Yanjie at the Shanghai Institute of Immunity and Infection of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Dr. WANG Chuan from Fudan University revealed how a bacterial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASRS annual meeting, Carl D. Regillo, MD, discusses AVD-104, ...

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children's Hospital shows the sugar sialic acid, which makes up part of the protective intestinal mucus layer, fuels ...

A recent breakthrough sheds light on how the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, invades human red blood cells. The study reveals the role of a sugar called sialic acid in this invasion process.

But what happens when the body produces too much mucus that is too thick, viscous and dehydrated to move and clear properly? Overly thick and sticky mucus over time can obstruct the airway, ...