In neurodegenerative diseases, brain immune cells have a “ravenous appetite” for sugar
The interpretation of certain brain scans needs rethinking
15-Oct-2021 -
At the beginning of neurodegenerative disease, the immune cells of the brain – the “microglia” – take up glucose, a sugar molecule, to a much greater extent than hitherto assumed. Studies by the DZNE, the LMU München and the LMU Klinikum München, published in the journal Science Translational ...
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