Discover the challenges of replenishing glycogen on a low-carb diet, plus tips for managing energy needs after a workout.

Rita Basu holds the Endowed Professorship in Diabetes Science in the UAB Department of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism and is a senior scientist in the UAB Comprehensive ...

BACKGROUND: PYGM (muscle glycogen phosphorylase), the rate-limiting enzyme in glycogenolysis, plays an indispensable role in maintaining cardiac energy metabolism. However, the role of PYGM in the ...

A new study from scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging has revealed a surprising player in the battle against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia: brain sugar metabolism.

The brain has a hidden "sugar code" that could lead to better treatments for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, according to new research. A study recently published in the journal Nature ...

Objectives: To investigate in glycolytic and oxidative muscles of trained (nine weeks) and untrained hyperglycaemic female rats the effect of hyperandrogenicity and/or endurance training on energy ...

Scientists at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center say they have made a discovery that solves a mystery and identified a potentially novel avenue in preclinical models to treat non-small ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Glycogen phosphorylase was purified from the phasic adductor muscle of the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians concentricus. Phosphorylase a was ...

Carb cycling is a diet plan that alternates high-carb days with low-carb days. Benefits of carb cycling include weight loss and improved athletic performance. Carb cycling allows your body to use ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising sugar-related mechanism inside brain cells that could transform how we fight Alzheimer’s and other dementias. It turns out neurons don’t just store sugar for ...