Scientists have found that glucose plays a significant role in how the brain functions.

Published Date: 26 Apr 2023

Nearly a quarter of the body's sugar energy, or glucose, is consumed daily by the human brain, which also has a sweet tooth. Now, scientists from the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco (UCSF) have provided fresh insight into how.

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