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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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NOV 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have developed an injectable therapy that can repair tissue damage and reverse paralysis in mice within four ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’ ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUN 03, 2021Microbiology
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 LeitchJUN 01, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As laws around cannabinoids continue to evolve, some people with chronic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis (MS), are ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now determined that an experimental stem cell therapy successfully repaired brain damage and improved m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Immunology
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-wassefNOV 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are studying an immunotherapy that has shown early pro ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers 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
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most progressive autoimmune diseases that affect the central nervous system where ...Written By: Heba El-wassefOCT 20, 2020Immunology
Scientists have a new theory about the genetics behind the progressive, debilitating effects of multiple sclerosi ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 01, 2020Immunology
Much 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
Krabbe 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
The 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
A 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
In 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
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 15, 2020Immunology
When the immune system goes awry and fails to regulate itself, immune cells may attack the body’s own tissues. Sci ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder, in which the immune system attacks an insulating sheath that coats ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
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 LeitchFEB 07, 2020Neuroscience
Myelin, a fatty substance, accelerates the delivery of electrical signals between neurons in the brain. Now, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 11, 2020Neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer's, and Huntington's Disease are predicated ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have long known that the cause behind Alexander disease is a genetic culprit—mainly a mutation leading ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 23, 2019Immunology
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 MarkerSEP 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have successfully transplanted brain cells without the need of immune-suppressing ...Written By: Nouran Amin
NOV 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
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
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
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
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
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
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
Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are studying an immunotherapy that has shown early pro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 08, 2020
Neuroscience
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
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
Scientists have a new theory about the genetics behind the progressive, debilitating effects of multiple sclerosi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 01, 2020
Immunology
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have successfully transplanted brain cells without the need of immune-suppressing
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin