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 ...

Research suggests that omega-3s can support brain health, especially for people who carry a gene that raises the risk of ...

A first healthy adults group has been dosed in an early clinical trial of an oral and myelin-protective treatment for all ...

Damaging the protective lining, called the myelin sheath, that surrounds nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. When this lining becomes inflamed or destroyed, it slows down and disrupts the ...

known as the myelin sheath, that coats nerve fibers. As well as protecting nerve cells, myelin also allows the nerves to communicate through electrical signals quickly and efficiently. It is also ...

“The results indicate that the cylindrical cavity formed by a myelin sheath can facilitate spontaneous photon emission from ...

A technology aims to be a "wearable" device for neurons, wrapping around individual nerve fibers to better study and treat ...

If you have MS, some B cells enter your brain and spinal cord and attack the myelin sheath that protects your nerves. B-cell therapy uses drugs called monoclonal antibodies to attack these cells.

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

Nearly three million people around the world have multiple sclerosis. Scientists think they have now uncovered a mystery cause of this incurable disease. It is a virus that nearly every one of us ...

Based on the findings previously collected by Bellen and other researchers, Nave and his colleagues hypothesized that myelin, ...

News of Garr’s death at 79 “after a long battle with MS” was announced by her publicist on October 29. Here’s a closer look at the actress’s lengthy battle with the ...