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Your body's secret sugar code could predict disease years before it strikes

Scientists have found that hidden health signals coating your cells could change medicine forever. The new study by Edith Cowan University (ECU) School of Medical and Health Sciences has shown sugar molecules in your body may reveal disease long before it's detected. The research, published in Natur...

Your body's secret sugar code could predict disease years before it strikes
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Scientists have found that hidden health signals coating your cells could change medicine forever. The new study by Edith Cowan University (ECU) School of Medical and Health Sciences has shown sugar molecules in your body may reveal disease long before it's detected. The research, published in Nature Chemical Biology, shines a spotlight on glycans—tiny, complex sugar chains that coat your cells and proteins.

Originally published at Phys.org

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