Myelin is an insulating layer of lipids and proteins surrounding nerves. Myelin damage can cause problems with the nerves’ ability to send and receive electrical messages. Inflammatory disorders ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that damages the protective sheath (myelin) around nerve fibers. It can also damage the nerves themselves. When myelin and nerves in ...

A recent drug discovery could eventually help the visually impaired and those suffering from multiple sclerosis, traumatic stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease regain some of their vision and mental ...

Cataracts, a common eye condition characterized by clouding of the lens, often lead to blurred vision and, if left untreated, ...

The researchers found that mothers who were exposed to sunlight during their pregnancy, especially during the second ...

She states symptoms as including: Pedra Lhermitte's Sign (electric shock sensation), facial pain, MS hug, heat intolerance, body jerks, cognitive fog, itching (pruritus), hypersensitivity to light, ...

The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers. Damage to myelin is a hallmark of diseases like MS, as well as a natural ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurodegenerative autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath ...

The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin- the protective sheath around nerve fibers. Damage to myelin is a hallmark of diseases like MS, as well as a natural ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It happens when the body’s immune system ...

The study was published this week in the journal Nature Communications. The drug, LL-341070, enhances the brain's ability to repair damaged myelin— the protective sheath around nerve fibers ...

Mikael Simons, MD, a neurologist and researcher at Technical University Munich and the Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Munich, Germany is the winner of the 2024 Barancik Prize for Innovation ...