The glycocalyx is a fascinating structure, and one of the most important factors in endothelial function is the integrity of the glycocalyx. An AFM is the perfect instrument for measuring the ...

29.07.2025 15:29 Structure meets function: Glycocalyx analyzed at the molecular level for the first time Edda Fischer Kommunikation und Marketing Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts The ...

New research has pushed the boundaries of biological imaging by visualizing the sugar molecules that coat every human cell at Ångström resolution.

In a study in aging mice, Shi has uncovered striking age-related changes in the sugary coating – called the glycocalyx – on cells that form the blood-brain barrier, a structure that protects ...

Researchers examined the material properties of a thin surface barrier called the glycocalyx with unprecedented resolution, revealing information that could help improve current cell-based cancer ...

Beneficial gut bacteria adhere to this covering using their own corresponding glycocalyx. The glycocalyx carbohydrate patterns of inflamed intestinal areas are so changed in diseases of the IBD family ...

Sugar shield restored: The breakthrough reversing brain aging and memory loss Sophia Shi's glycocalyx discovery opens new therapeutic avenues for Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration Date ...

Scientists uncover how the breakdown of a critical sugar-rich layer in brain blood vessels accelerates aging and disease—offering a new therapeutic target to restore brain health.