Much like the insulation around the wires in electrical systems, glial cells form a membraneous sheath surrounding axons called myelin, thereby insulating the axon. This myelination, as it is ...
Scientists say that blocking a protein called DLK could help protect against neurodegeneration of demyelinated nerve cells in ...
Research suggests that omega-3s can support brain health, especially for people who carry a gene that raises the risk of ...
Multiple sclerosis, a neuroinflammatory disease that affects nearly 3 million people worldwide, causes a loss of myelin, the ...
A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and down the body. Tiny branches (dendrons) which branch further as dendrites at each ...
In MS, the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath—a protective layer surrounding nerve ... The researchers will ...