Myelin coats many nerves in the body, but it can become damaged due to inflammation from viral infections, autoimmune diseases ... chronic conditions, like multiple sclerosis (MS), demyelination ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. MS involves the immune system damaging ...

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE ... post-vaccinal encephalitis and a useful model of many aspects of multiple sclerosis. EAE has been established in numerous species and is induced ...

The insights are relevant to other infection-associated autoimmune conditions, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis, which are also linked to other bacterial and viral infections.

Diet plays a pivotal role in influencing autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease, and ...

Common examples of autoimmune disease include type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and psoriasis. The induction of autoimmune symptoms may require both endogenous and ...

Houston Methodist researchers have identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, offering new hope for treating ...

The onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) in older individuals correlates with a higher risk of developing primary progressive MS, faster progression to secondary progressive MS, and increased disability ...

The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they are showing promise in people with arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, including Crohn’s, and multiple ...

There are at least 70 documented autoimmune diseases [36] and the prevalence of autoimmune disease is rapidly rising worldwide, for reasons not completely understood. [37] Although the disorders ...