If your brain likes glucose

Low levels of glucose in the brain may trigger Alzheimer's

Our brain runs on sugar, and new research links the lack of glucose with cognitive impairment typical of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Brain's glucose metabolism: Key to unlocking new therapies for ...

Past studies have established that the brain's glucose uptake is decreased in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

The Surprising Nutrient Your Brain Needs Now...Glucose!

Did you know that while the organs and tissues in your body are mainly fueled by carbohydrates and fats, 99% of the fuel the brain uses comes ...

"Sweet" Research Sheds Light on Glucose Metabolism in Neurons

Past studies have established that the brain's uptake of glucose is decreased in the early stages of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's ...

How Does Type 1 Diabetes Affect Your Brain? - WebMD

Type 1, like type 2, is linked with a high rate of depression. High blood sugar levels and the stress of managing a long-term disease are to ...

How Low Carb and Ketogenic Diets Boost Brain Health - Healthline

Your brain, unlike your muscles, can't use fat as a fuel source. However, the brain can use ketones. When glucose and insulin levels are low, ...

This Is Your Body on Sugar - The New York Times

When your blood sugar rises, glucose molecules cross into your brain, where brain cells use them for energy. But if you have a big blood sugar ...

Insulin-like growth factor 1 regulates developing brain glucose ...

This study presents multiple lines of evidence showing that endogenous brain insulin-like growth factor 1 (Igf1) serves an essential, insulin-like role in ...

Glucose: The sweet secret to a younger brain? - Earth.com

Glucose, a simple sugar molecule that plays an essential role in our bodies, might just be the key to understanding the aging brain's ability to produce new ...

Human brain glycogen content and metabolism: implications on its ...

Animal and culture studies indicate that brain glycogen may support neuronal function when the glucose supply from the blood is inadequate and/or during ...

Neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels are found

New research has discovered neurons within the brain which detect and respond to changes in the level of sugar within the bloodstream.

The Potential Impact of Brain Glucose Levels on the Manifestation of ...

Glucose, a type of sugar, is essential for fueling the brain's cognitive processes, including attention, memory, and decision-making. When brain ...

What Is Hypoglycemia? (for Teens) | Nemours KidsHealth

Other symptoms of hypoglycemia are caused when not enough glucose gets to the brain; in fact, the brain is the organ that suffers most significantly and most ...

Circulating Insulin-Like Growth Factor I Mediates the Protective ...

A Student'st test was performed when comparing two groups. Brain glucose uptake was determined by procedures described previously (Cheng et al., ...

Effects of Fructose vs Glucose on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in ...

In this study, ingestion of glucose but not fructose reduced cerebral blood flow and thus activity in specific brain regions that regulate ...

Fructose In The Brain? | Science | AAAS

And as you'd expect, brain glucose levels are one mechanism the body uses to decide whether to keep eating or not. A cascade of enzyme signals ...

What happens to your brain when you give up sugar - BBC

When we're exposed to a rewarding stimulus, the brain responds by releasing dopamine – which is why it's often called the "reward" chemical. The ...

Humans Don't Use as Much Brainpower as We Like to Think

The researchers were able to show that larger canals enclose arteries that deliver more blood, and thus glucose, to the brain. Then, using a ...

Study Sheds New Light on Brain's Source of Power

Using a glucose analogue, the researchers found that it was the neurons, and not the astrocytes, that directly take up more glucose in the brain ...

Carbs & Anxiety: How Carbs Affect Mental Health - HopeWay

These carbohydrates provide the body and brain with LOTS of glucose fuel at once. Though it might seem like a good thing for the brain to ...