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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FEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
FEB 07, 2020Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers have found that people with autism...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonJAN 11, 2020Neuroscience
JAN 11, 2020Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated on damage to myelin on nerve cells...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
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JAN 23, 2019A new study shows that there is a very limited regeneration of cells in the brain of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlJAN 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 20, 2019Researchers have combined two powerful imaging tools to visualize the brain at the molecular level....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 20, 2019An international study, led by the Clinical Outcomes Research unit (CORe) at Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, concludes the importance...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminJAN 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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SEP 05, 2018B cells lead to T cell activation resulting in damage to the myelin sheath and brain cells in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis....WRITTEN BY: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 21, 2018Miniature, simplified versions of human brains were just improved with the addition of an important cell type....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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APR 17, 2018A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and mult...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerMAR 25, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 25, 2018Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s immune system cells eradicate the myel...WRITTEN BY: Nouran Amin
FEB 07, 2020
Neuroscience
FEB 07, 2020
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers have found that people with autism...
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 on damage to myelin on nerve cells...
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 to the production of a defective p...
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 have a sandwich again. A new clinica...
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 drugs. Findings of the study were p...
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 relapsing/remitting form of the disease....
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JUL 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 14, 2019
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human genome comes from viruses....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Immunology
JAN 23, 2019
A new study shows that there is a very limited regeneration of cells in the brain of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS)....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 20, 2019
Researchers have combined two powerful imaging tools to visualize the brain at the molecular level....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 20, 2019
An international study, led by the Clinical Outcomes Research unit (CORe) at Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne, concludes the importance...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JAN 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JAN 14, 2019
Scientists will be able to get a better look at cells in the brain after three-photon microscopy was improved....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 24, 2018
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 15, 2018
Neanderthal heads are almost football-shaped, while modern humans have much rounder brains and skulls....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2018
Immunology
NOV 30, 2018
The medical benefits of aspirin have been known since ancient times. Hippocrates, c. 400 BC, prescribed the salicylate-rich bark and leaves of the willow t...
WRITTEN BY:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 13, 2018
Neuroscience
NOV 13, 2018
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximal...
WRITTEN BY:
Aswini Kanneganti
SEP 05, 2018
Immunology
SEP 05, 2018
B cells lead to T cell activation resulting in damage to the myelin sheath and brain cells in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis....
WRITTEN BY:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 21, 2018
Miniature, simplified versions of human brains were just improved with the addition of an important cell type....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 09, 2018
A new method can track the formation and movement of lipids, DNA and proteins in live cells....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2018
Videos
AUG 02, 2018
Marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug under the federal government, making it a challenger for scientists to conduct further studies and gather stat...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Kahl
JUL 12, 2018
Neuroscience
JUL 12, 2018
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million people are living with dementia worldw...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
JUN 21, 2018
Nerve damage or neuropathy normally occurs when the outer sheathing or the myelin (protective covering) of nerve cells degenerate. Without this prote...
WRITTEN BY:
Melissa Moore
MAY 02, 2018
Videos
MAY 02, 2018
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system estimated to affect 2.5 million people worldwide. In the US there are about 400,000 peop...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2018
Immunology
APR 17, 2018
A new mouse model allows researchers to study the impact of immune cell function in the brain on diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and mult...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 25, 2018
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system where the affected individual’s immune system cells eradicate the myel...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
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