When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to 'eat' its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on ...

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

Myrobalan's experimental therapy MRO-002 is a GPR17 antagonist that's made to promote myelin repair in people with MS and ...

A new study conducted at the University of the Basque Country, published in Nature Metabolism, reveals that marathon running can cause a temporary reduction in brain myelin content, with levels fully ...

Researchers uncover a surprising side effect of marathon running—temporary loss of brain myelin—hinting that the brain may burn its own insulation for energy during extreme physical stress.