Researchers have found that new myelin-making cells are constantly being made in the brain and spinal cord, even in the ...

"This myelin sheath electrically insulates the nerves and Schwann cells also provide metabolic support. The dysregulation of lipids in the plasma membrane finally allows us to understand why the ...

A breakthrough study appears to overcome difficulties that have long frustrated previous attempts to reverse a form of nerve damage that robs people with MS of motor control and gradually blunts ...

How does our nervous system operate so quickly and efficiently? The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin. Aa Aa Aa All our activities — eating, walking, talking — are controlled by our ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells—one ...