MRI scans suggest runners’ brains might use the fatty substance myelin as fuel. The finding could lead to treatments for ...

Marathon running causes a temporary decline in brain myelin content, but levels return to normal within two months. This ...

Recent MRI research suggests our brains can turn to an unexpected source of fuel in times of need, like running a 26.2-mile ...

A recent study reveals that the human brain, when lacking energy, might draw from its own fatty tissues. This discovery ...

More than a million people of nearly all ages lace up their trainers and hit the pavement in a marathon every year. And while ...

Running a marathon isn’t just a workout for your legs—it’s an all-out endurance test for your entire body. And yes, your ...

Researchers found marathon running causes a temporary reduction in brain myelin, especially in areas related to motor ...

A team of neurologists, neuroradiologists and biomaterials specialists affiliated with several institutions in Spain has ...

Regardless of its cause, myelin loss causes remarkable nerve dysfunction because nerve conduction can be slowed or blocked, resulting in the damaged information networks between the brain and the ...

Recent research published in Nature Metabolism reveals that the human brain consumes its own myelin when glucose levels drop significantly during stre ...

"We proposed that, during evolution, the emergence of myelin coincided with the loss of lipid droplets in axon-associated ...