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New Discovery Shows Brain Uses Fat for Energy, Challenging Old Beliefs

Triglycerides found to be critical in supporting synaptic function and neuronal health

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Naveen Sankar S
Jul 30, 2025
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Recent groundbreaking research published in Nature Metabolism overturns nearly a century of neuroscience dogma, demonstrating that the brain actively utilizes fat specifically triglycerides as a critical fuel to maintain synaptic activity and neuronal health. This finding has significant implications for understanding neurological diseases and potential…

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