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Doesn’t an excessive intake of simple sugar affect higher brain function?
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Doesn’t an excessive intake of simple sugar affect higher brain function?

TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE IMAGE: EXCESSIVE SUCROSE INTAKE DURING ADOLESCENCE CAUSE CELLULAR DAMAGE IN NON-NEURONAL CELL GROUPS, INHIBITING THE UPTAKE OF GLUCOSE FROM THE BLOOD INTO THE BRAIN PARENCHYMA, LEADING TO DYSFUNCTIONS OF CERTAIN NEURONS THAT CAUSE THE MAJOR SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. CREDIT: TMIMS There has been a remarkable increase in intake...

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Low levels of a simple sugar — A new biomarker for severe MS?

MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE IN THE HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION Multiple sclerosis, or MS for short, manifests itself slightly differently in each person – which is why some call it “the disease of a thousand faces.” Arguably the worst manifestation of MS is its chronic progressive form. Unlike the more common relapsing-remitting variant (RRMS), in...