We asked Mark Mattson, an American neuroscientist who has studied intermittent fasting for the last 25 years, about what goes ...

elegans, reveal the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate interacts directly with misfolded proteins, altering their solubility and structure so they can be cleared from the brain through the process of ...

(A) Ketone bodies (acetoacetic acid, β hydroxybutyric acid) are typically decomposed into acetyl CoA in the mitochondria and become energy sources through the citric acid cycle. (B) Under ...

Red blood cells rely on glucose for energy and convert glucose to lactate. The brain uses glucose and ketone bodies for energy. Adipose tissue uses fatty acids and glucose for energy. The liver ...