Human brains (and the brains of other vertebrates) are able to process information faster because of myelin, a fatty substance that forms a protective sheath over the axons of our nerve cells and ...

Charles Darwin proposed that evolution is driven by gradual variations in organisms that have a survival advantage in a changing environment. But University of Maryland evolutionary biologist Karen ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are debilitating autoimmune disorders in which dysregulated immune responses target self-antigens, leading to tissue damage and chronic ...

Ancient viruses have really gotten on our nerves, but in the best of ways. One particular retrovirus — embedded in the DNA of jawed vertebrates — helps turn on production of a protein needed to ...

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 ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Malika Bsibsi, Abeera Popalzij, Matteo Zanella, Lieke Geerts, Mark Musters, Stefan Kostense, David Fischer, Ludo Buti, Tony Oosterveen, Ines ...

Our division, working in conjunction with the UAB Multiple Sclerosis Center, fosters clinical, research and educational activities in the area of neuroimmunology with emphasis on multiple sclerosis.