UVM research unlocks new clue in the ‘race against time’ between microbes and immune response

News Release — UVMSept. 20, 2017
Contact:Jon Reidel, Jon.Reidel@uvm.edu, 802-656-8206
A new University of Vermont research finding could lead to targeted treatments to increase immune activity — in cancer therapy, for example — or to suppress immune reactions, like in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Researchers have long known that glucose — or sugar — fuels cellular activity, including cells involved in immune response. While previous research focused on sugar st