New research shows that running a marathon can cause a temporary reduction in brain myelin, the fatty substance that insulates neurons and supports efficient communication.

CIC biomaGUNE, and IIS Biobizkaia reveals unexpected behavior in myelin. Prolonged physical exercise forces the human body to ...

A recent study has found that high endurance sports, such as running, can alter and temporarily damage the brain. The study, ...

Marathon runners experience reversible changes in their brain myelin. These findings indicate that myelin (a substance that surrounds the neurons) exhibits behavior that was previously unknown, and ...

However, a new study in Nature Metabolism has results that seem to contradict those findings: Researchers noted that marathon ...

Recent MRI research suggests our brains can turn to an unexpected source of fuel in times of need, like running a 26.2-mile race.

Subscribe for FREE Scientists are now suggesting that the brain may adapt to this energy deficit by utilizing myelin lipids as an alternative fuel. Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds and ...