How does our nervous system operate so quickly and efficiently? The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin. Aa Aa Aa All our activities — eating, walking, talking — are controlled ...

Black people with MS walk slower and cover shorter distances than white patients, even when some social determinants are ...

You disconnect your cell phone from its charger as you get ready for a busy day. But even though it has been connected all night, the battery is only partially charged. You look at ...

This process, called demyelination, affects the function of the central nervous ... where the immune system attacks the myelin sheath, a protective layer of fat around brain and spinal cord ...

“The paper shows very clearly that the ability to generate new myelin is necessary for adult mice to learn ... learning results exclusively from changes to neuronal anatomy or function. “What this ...

Myelin, the protective sheath around nerve fibers, plays a crucial role in brain communication. It ensures fast and efficient transmission of electrical signals. When damaged, this insulation breaks ...

The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve ... repair process and improved brain function related to vision in mice, even ...

The conditions inside our body must be carefully controlled if the body is to function effectively ... which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages ...

N. Hertzog et al., Hypoxia-induced conversion of sensory Schwann cells into repair cells is regulated by HDAC8, Nature Communications, 9 January 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-55835-9 ...