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 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
JUL 19, 2022An experimental cancer drug can regenerate damaged nerves following spinal trauma in mice and rats. The corresponding re ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 28, 2022Immunology
APR 28, 2022Administration of an inflammation-mediating lipid has shown promise in reducing multiple sclerosis-related inflammation ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 07, 2022Neuroscience
MAR 07, 2022A protein found in cow’s milk can trigger inflammation in the surrounding areas of neurons in mice, and may have i ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 15, 2022Microbiology
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APR 26, 2021Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Immunology
DEC 28, 2020Our immune system is our army against any molecule that wants to invade our bodies like viruses, bacteria, and cancer. I ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 09, 2020Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are studying an immunotherapy that has shown early pro ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2020Neuroscience
NOV 08, 2020Researchers from the F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center in the US have discovered a new approach to restore myelin sheaths, ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 21, 2020Immunology
OCT 21, 2020Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most progressive autoimmune diseases that affect the central nervous system where ...Written By: Heba El-wassefOCT 20, 2020Immunology
OCT 20, 2020Scientists have a new theory about the genetics behind the progressive, debilitating effects of multiple sclerosi ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 01, 2020Immunology
OCT 01, 2020Much like electrical wires that are encased in plastic insulating sheaths, nerve cells also are also surrounded by a sim ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
AUG 31, 2020Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 29, 2020The microbes in the human gut play important roles in our physiology, and they can also contribute to disease. But they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 17, 2020A compound found in the shell of cashews can help in neurodegeneration. "We see this as an exciting finding, sugges ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 30, 2020Immunology
JUL 30, 2020In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 10, 2020Neuroscience
JUL 10, 2020Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 15, 2020Immunology
JUN 15, 2020When the immune system goes awry and fails to regulate itself, immune cells may attack the body’s own tissues. Sci ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
JUL 19, 2022
An experimental cancer drug can regenerate damaged nerves following spinal trauma in mice and rats. The corresponding re
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 28, 2022
Immunology
APR 28, 2022
Administration of an inflammation-mediating lipid has shown promise in reducing multiple sclerosis-related inflammation
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 07, 2022
Neuroscience
MAR 07, 2022
A protein found in cow’s milk can trigger inflammation in the surrounding areas of neurons in mice, and may have i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 15, 2022
Microbiology
FEB 15, 2022
Many different research studies from groups all over the world have now provided indisputable evidence of the importance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2022
Microbiology
FEB 13, 2022
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 30, 2021
We still don't know exactly what causes multiple sclerosis (MS), or many other disorders that involve inflammation in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2021
Microbiology
DEC 22, 2021
Gut bacteria perform some essential functions. They help us digest certain foods and absorb nutrients. The community of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 15, 2021
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy that can repair tissue damage and reverse paralysis in mice within four
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
JUL 22, 2021
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
JUN 03, 2021
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
JUN 01, 2021
As laws around cannabinoids continue to evolve, some people with chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS), are
...
Written By:
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
...
Written By:
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
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are studying an immunotherapy that has shown early pro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
Neuroscience
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
Scientists have a new theory about the genetics behind the progressive, debilitating effects of multiple sclerosi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 01, 2020
Immunology
OCT 01, 2020
Much like electrical wires that are encased in plastic insulating sheaths, nerve cells also are also surrounded by a sim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 31, 2020
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa
...
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
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
AUG 17, 2020
A compound found in the shell of cashews can help in neurodegeneration. "We see this as an exciting finding, sugges
...
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 Fernandes
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