Researchers have developed a novel microscopy imaging technique to assess damaged myelin across large areas of brain tissue, ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered a new biological mechanism that enhances the production of myelin—a substance essential for proper brain function and nerve communication. "Our ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a gene that plays a crucial role in the brain's ability to form the protective layer around nerves known as myelin, potentially ...

Alzheimer’s disease damages myelin, but exactly what it does to this insulating material remains somewhat mysterious. In the June 13 Nature Neuroscience, scientists led by Jaime Grutzendler at Yale ...

Research published in the Journal of Neurochemistry has detailed the role of a protein, hnRNP A1, in the formation and stability of myelin, suggesting an important impact on neurodegenerative diseases ...

The amount of Bryan Kohberger's DNA found on a knife sheath is far greater than defense attorneys would like admitted at trial, a laboratory manager has informed a court. Kohberger, 29, has been ...

CIDP causes muscle weakness and numbness, among other symptoms. Diagnosing CIDP involves peripheral nervous system testing, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and imaging. CIDP is an immune-mediated ...

CIDP treatment focuses on reducing and slowing the immune processes damaging your peripheral nervous system. It includes corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange, but new ...

Trokamed GmbH recently issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice for its Mini PCNL Sheath after receiving information indicating increased device risk and, in turn, have updated its instructions for use ...

Demyelinating diseases are any conditions that damage the protective coating on nerve cells, the myelin sheath. Some common demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system include multiple ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists are testing a drug that may offer hope for reversing nerve damage in MS. MANICO/Getty Images Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the nervous system that can ...