A new study from the journal Nature Metabolism and researchers at CIC biomaGUNE, a biotech research institute in Spain, suggests the brain may temporarily break down its own insulation for fuel during extreme endurance efforts like marathon running.
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Researchers find brain may feed on itself during marathon running

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Study finds brain may break down own insulation for fuel during extreme endurance efforts like marathon running, with some reversible effects.


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