A new study reveals that neural stem cell grafts can generate new myelin in the central nervous system, offering hope for ...

A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central ...

New research reveals that Alzheimer's disease may impair nerve function not by reducing myelin, but by altering the proteins ...

very narrow space of the myelin sheath," Grutzendler says. Their analyses revealed protein differences between tissue affected by Alzheimer's disease and that of healthy individuals. Some of these ...

The disruption of axons—the thread-like part of nerve cells that transmits electrical signals—is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. One way axonal function may be hindered is through damage to the ...

This rodent study examined changes in proteins essential for myelin production (myelination). The results highlight the involvement of hnRNP A1 in maintaining the integrity of this protective sheath.

When tested in both aging mice and mouse models of MS, treatment with ESI1 prompted myelin sheath production and improved lost neurological function. These results were based on tests tracking ...

A key protein in myelin called MBP is essential to form the myelin sheath. The formation of myelin takes place as a long, tentaclelike extension from a cell called an oligodendrocyte envelops the ...

“There may be a way to intervene so that you can increase the myelin sheath,” he said. But Monk thinks the first applications where these synapses’ role might be relevant are in cancer.