To assess a cell’s health, follow the glucose | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

To assess a cell’s health, follow the glucose | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

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To assess a cell's health, follow the glucose

A new spectroscopic technique reveals that glucose use in live cells provides valuable information about the functional status of cells, tissues, and organs. Shifts in a cell’s use of glucose can signal changes in health and progress of disease.

The researchers stated that the high-resolution assessment of glucose use provided by their new technique is a significant step towards meaningful analysis of cellular states of health and disease.

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