Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found a promising drug candidate that could help restore vision in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other ...

Damage to myelin, the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibers, impairs the brain's ability to transmit signals efficiently ...

A recent drug discovery could eventually help the visually impaired and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, traumatic stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease regain some of their vision and mental ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the body’s immune system—which normally protects it from ...

They mimic natural hormones in your body called glucocorticoids, which help support the immune system function. Corticosteroids in CIDP help reduce active immune attacks on the myelin sheath and ...

The medicine, LL-341070, improves the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin--the protective sheath that surrounds ... repair process and improved brain function related to vision in mice ...

Mikael Simons, MD, a neurologist and researcher at Technical University Munich and the Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Munich, Germany is the winner of the 2024 Barancik Prize for Innovation ...

She states symptoms as including: Pedra Lhermitte's Sign (electric shock sensation), facial pain, MS hug, heat intolerance, body jerks, cognitive fog, itching (pruritus), hypersensitivity to light, ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome GBS is a rare neurological disorder where the immune system attacks peripheral nerves leading to weakness numbness and possible paralysis Learn about its causes symptoms treatm ...

We demonstrate for the first time that a lesion-related form of cellular debris generated from damaged myelin sheaths can increase NG2/CSPG4 ... to understand the precise roles of NG2 on BMDMΦ ...

MOG is found on the protective myelin sheath of nerve cells ... When nerves become demyelinated, they don’t function as well. MOGAD can affect both adults and children. While it can cause ...