Now, imagine those wires without their plastic protective coating. Electric transmission would be disrupted leading, most likely, to functional failure. Similarly, in our brain, the myelin sheath ...

Alicante [Spain], March 20 (ANI): Regulatory T lymphocytes are immune system regulators that also perform a variety of reparative roles, such as the regeneration of myelin. In an effort to ...

Multiple sclerosis, a neuroinflammatory disease that affects nearly 3 million people worldwide, causes a loss of myelin, the ...

The primary focus in the laboratory is on ion channels that regulate specification, migration and differentiation of these glial cells. The oligodendrocyte generates CNS myelin, which is essential for ...

The conduction block is restored once the myelin regeneration is complete, a process which may take weeks or months. Axonotmesis indicates a loss of axon continuity, though the endoneural tube is ...

Myelin sheaths collapsed and the number of mitochondria was reduced in nerve fibers at 1,440 hours after implanting 29.6 MBq iodine-125 seeds. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

The findings suggest Osterix is required in oligodendrocytes for the development, maintenance and regeneration of myelin in the CNS and supports brain and bone tissue stiffness. "Many neurological ...

Scientists will use $1 million from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society to explore ways to stop astrocytes from damaging ...

WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Progentos Therapeutics, a biotech company addressing the critical unmet need to regenerate myelin and restore function for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS ...