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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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MAR 15, 2018Immunology
Immune cells have been discovered to play a surprising role in helping neurons send messages from the brain to the body. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2018Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2018Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 30, 2018Immunology
High levels of testosterone in men is part of the reason that they are less likely than women to develop multiple sclero ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 09, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Eat your spinach or you may risk losing your hearing, suggests a study. In examining a large cohort of over 300,000 peop ...NOV 04, 2017Cardiology
The body has built-in mechanisms to handle brain injury, but when something disrupts the repair process, neurological di ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing ...SEP 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Little is known about the mechanisms that underlie schizophrenia, which can be a debilitating psychiatric disorder. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2017Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 29, 2017Microbiology
New work by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided insight into how tuberculosis infections get a footh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2017Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 02, 2017Health & Medicine
A drug that’s been on the market for fifty years in Canada has been used to treat acne, but new research shows tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 23, 2017Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’ ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries ...MAR 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA recently approved the first drug for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The announceme ...MAR 28, 2017Videos
We can all agree that the teenage years don't necessarily have the best reputation in terms of angst and confusion and j ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A drug called ocrelizumab has had some success in separate clinical trials. It was able to decrease new attacks in patie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug that weakens the immune system is showing big promise as potentially the first treatment option for multiple scle ...NOV 30, 2016Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 14, 2016Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2016Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 17, 2016Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2016Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Immunology
Immune cells have been discovered to play a surprising role in helping neurons send messages from the brain to the body.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2018
Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 30, 2018
Immunology
High levels of testosterone in men is part of the reason that they are less likely than women to develop multiple sclero
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 09, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Eat your spinach or you may risk losing your hearing, suggests a study. In examining a large cohort of over 300,000 peop
...
NOV 04, 2017
Cardiology
The body has built-in mechanisms to handle brain injury, but when something disrupts the repair process, neurological di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing
...
SEP 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Little is known about the mechanisms that underlie schizophrenia, which can be a debilitating psychiatric disorder. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2017
Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Microbiology
New work by researchers at the University of Cambridge has provided insight into how tuberculosis infections get a footh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2017
Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 02, 2017
Health & Medicine
A drug that’s been on the market for fifty years in Canada has been used to treat acne, but new research shows tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 23, 2017
Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries
...
MAR 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA recently approved the first drug for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The announceme
...
MAR 28, 2017
Videos
We can all agree that the teenage years don't necessarily have the best reputation in terms of angst and confusion and j
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A drug called ocrelizumab has had some success in separate clinical trials. It was able to decrease new attacks in patie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug that weakens the immune system is showing big promise as potentially the first treatment option for multiple scle
...
NOV 30, 2016
Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 14, 2016
Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2016
Immunology
A new drug candidate for multiple sclerosis (MS) was successfully tested in mice models of the disease. The drug, called
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 17, 2016
Immunology
Treatment options for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) are complicated, because inhibiting the immune sy
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2016
Immunology
Whether chronic or acute, patients with inflammatory nerve disorders are often out of luck for a quick diagnosis or accu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker