Myelin

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system and is caused by damage to the myelin sheath.

World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2018: Multiple sclerosis is a condition in which the immune system attacks myelin, the protective sheath which covers nerve fibres.

A particular blood-clotting protein can hamper repair in the brain. Nerve cells then get exposed to the environment leading to impaired cognitive function and loss of an ability to transmit nerve signals to the brain faster. Read full report here.

Female infants have larger volumes of grey matter around the temporal-parietal junction of the brain than males at the time of birth, a new study has found.

Researchers have identified a type of 'bad' white blood cells that are responsible for abnormal immune responses in patients of multiple sclerosis, which could help find new treatments for the disease.

Two major psychotic illnesses, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression), are related disorders that may have similar genetic causes. These findings could lead to a better diagnostic test, early treatment and/or new treatment.

According to recent research higher exposure to sunlight during childhood and adolescence may protect and lower the chances of getting multiple sclerosis. The strongest benefit seems to occur with sun exposure during childhood.

Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease that affects the central nervous system and is caused by damage to the myelin sheath.

World Multiple Sclerosis Day 2018: Multiple sclerosis is a condition in which the immune system attacks myelin, the protective sheath which covers nerve fibres.

A particular blood-clotting protein can hamper repair in the brain. Nerve cells then get exposed to the environment leading to impaired cognitive function and loss of an ability to transmit nerve signals to the brain faster. Read full report here.

Female infants have larger volumes of grey matter around the temporal-parietal junction of the brain than males at the time of birth, a new study has found.

Researchers have identified a type of 'bad' white blood cells that are responsible for abnormal immune responses in patients of multiple sclerosis, which could help find new treatments for the disease.

Two major psychotic illnesses, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression), are related disorders that may have similar genetic causes. These findings could lead to a better diagnostic test, early treatment and/or new treatment.

According to recent research higher exposure to sunlight during childhood and adolescence may protect and lower the chances of getting multiple sclerosis. The strongest benefit seems to occur with sun exposure during childhood.