The molecular mechanisms underlying myelin sheath destruction in multiple sclerosis ... a specific myelin protein mediate target membrane damage in central nervous system demyelinating disease.

A new study has identified the protein hnRNP A1 as a key player in the production and maintenance of myelin, the fatty sheath ...

A recent study has found that high endurance sports, such as running, can alter and temporarily damage the brain. The study, ...

the fatty sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Chronic loss of the protective myelin harms neurons. This damage leads to worsening disability in diseases such as MS that ...

Myelin is a fatty substance produced by oligodendrocytes (cells of the central nervous system) that forms a sheath ... the axons "unplugged" and causing damage to brain function.

Study uncovers how the protein hnRNP A1 may impact myelin stability, offering new clues in schizophrenia development.

in which the disappearance of myelin and, therefore, of its energy contribution, facilitates structural damage and degeneration," said Matute. At the same time, the researchers are keen to stress ...

Myelin is a fatty substance produced by oligodendrocytes (cells of the central nervous system) that forms a sheath ... axons “unplugged” and causing damage to brain function.

Electron microscope image of a nerve fiber with myelin (in black) in the optic nerve of an MS patient. In yellow, the spaces between myelin layers that are enlarged in MS) Disclaimer: AAAS and ...