Myelin
Myelin: a lipid-rich (fatty) tissue layer formed around nerve cells. It acts as an electrical insulator, facilitating conduction in axons. In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the immune system attacks the central nervous systems resulting in damaged myelin sheaths.
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JUL 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
JUL 22, 2021
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...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUN 03, 2021
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JUN 03, 2021
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
JUN 01, 2021
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...
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Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 26, 2021
Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m
...
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Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
DEC 28, 2020
Our immune system is our army against any molecule that wants to invade our bodies like viruses, bacteria, and cancer. I
...
Written By:
Heba El Wassef
NOV 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 09, 2020
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
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NOV 08, 2020
Researchers from the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center in the US have discovered a new approach to restore myelin sheaths,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2020
Immunology
OCT 21, 2020
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most progressive autoimmune diseases that affect the central nervous system where
...
Written By:
Heba El Wassef
OCT 20, 2020
Immunology
OCT 20, 2020
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...
Written By:
Tara Fernandez
OCT 01, 2020
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OCT 01, 2020
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...
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AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 31, 2020
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 29, 2020
The microbes in the human gut play important roles in our physiology, and they can also contribute to disease. But they
...
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Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 17, 2020
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
JUL 30, 2020
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandez
JUL 10, 2020
Neuroscience
JUL 10, 2020
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 15, 2020
Immunology
JUN 15, 2020
When the immune system goes awry and fails to regulate itself, immune cells may attack the body’s own tissues. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 15, 2020
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 08, 2020
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
FEB 07, 2020
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 11, 2020
Neuroscience
JAN 11, 2020
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 25, 2019
Researchers have long known that the cause behind Alexander disease is a genetic culprit—mainly a mutation leading
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 23, 2019
Immunology
OCT 23, 2019
Delivering gluten to the body in a friendly, harmless package may be the way for people with celiac disease to finally h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
SEP 19, 2019
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have successfully transplanted brain cells without the need of immune-suppressing
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
JUL 17, 2019
The range of disability for individuals living with multiple sclerosis (MS) varies significantly depending on the relaps
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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