Targeting and disabling a certain protein essential to transporting glucose properly through cells (Glucose Transporter 1, or ...

A deficiency in the protein responsible for moving glucose across the brain's protective blood-brain barrier appears to intensify the neurodegenerative effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to a ...

Only 500 cases of GLUT1 deficiency have been described in medical literature, though some research suggests that it may occur more often and go undiagnosed. Even in the very small universe of GLUT1 ...

A rare metabolic disease that caused hundreds of seizures daily for a 6-year-old is now significantly under control as part of a clinical trial that uses a medicinal oil for treatment. Within hours, ...