Biological fat with a sugar attached essential to maintaining brain's supply of stem cells

Fat and sugar aren't usually considered healthy staples, but scientists have found that a biological fat with a sugar attached is essential for maintaining the brain's store of stem cells. Dr. Robert Yu, MCG neuroscientist and corresponding author of the study in The Journal of Neuroscience and Dr. Jing Wang, MCG postdoctoral fellow and the study's first author.

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