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In another study, Rathmell and colleagues added dichloroacetate, which suppresses glycolysis, to the drinking water of mice that have a condition that mimics multiple sclerosis, in which the immune system attacks nerves' insulating myelin sheath.
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The brain is almost 60 percent fat, and each neuron requires a fatty myelin sheath to transmit impulses.
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