FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·December 6, 2022·5 min readImmunotherapy Eliminates Disease-Causing Cells in Multiple Sclerosis-Like DiseaseCAR-T, a therapy generally used in the treatment of cancer, has been shown to eliminate unhealthy cells that trigger autoimmunity in mouse models of multiple-sclerosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 2, 2022·3 min readNew Drug a Hopeful Advance for Incurable Neurodegenerative Myelin DiseasesRiluzole, an FDA-approved drug to treat ALS, can, in part, correct the molecular cause of some leukodystrophies.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeuroscience·November 16, 2022·7 min readAlzheimer’s Risk Gene Undermines Insulation of Brain’s ‘Wiring’When people carry the Alzheimer's associated APOE4 gene, oligodendrocytes fail to transport fatty molecules to wrap neurons that make brain circuitry connections. This deficit of myelin may contribute to the pathology and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 26, 2022·3 min readNew Method for Measuring Brain Activity Could Help Multiple Sclerosis PatientsResearchers have developed a new method to measure the delay of neurotransmission in those with multiple sclerosis that does not involve direct stimulation but instead used neural avalanches, or bursts of activity in cascades that spontaneously travel across the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 27, 2022·3 min readLanguage Learning Difficulties in Children Linked to Brain DifferencesChildren with developmental language disorder have less myelin in parts of the brain associated with acquiring rules and habits, as well as brain areas associated with language production and comprehension.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2022·5 min readWhy Our Brain Wiring’s Insulation MattersMyelin is more complex and dynamic than previously believed.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2022·4 min readSignal Detection Theory May Be Useful for Characterizing Cognitive Fatigue in Multiple SclerosisStudy reveals an association between signal detection theory, brain activation patterns, and subjective state fatigue. In those with multiple sclerosis, greater effects of fatigue were seen.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 6, 2022·2 min readOligodendrocytes Arise in the Human Brain Earlier in DevelopmentResearchers discovered oligodendrocytes, myelin-producing cells within the central nervous system, become established in the brain during early fetal development.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 12, 2022·4 min readBrain Cell Insight Could Lead to New Treatments for Neurological-Based DiseasesStudy reports oligodendrocytes in the brain are distinct from oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system due to their metabolic processes. The findings may shed new light on neurological and autoimmune dysfunction in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·March 1, 2022·3 min readMilk May Exacerbate Multiple Sclerosis SymptomsStudy reports proteins in cow milk trigger autoimmune responses in those with multiple sclerosis, leading to damage of the myelin sheath.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 14, 2022·7 min readA Microbial Compound in the Gut Leads to Anxious Behaviors in MiceA small-molecule metabolite produced by gut bacteria in mice, can travel to the brain and alter brain cell function, inducing anxiety behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 9, 2022·9 min readHow Epstein-Barr Virus Triggers Multiple SclerosisAround 25% of patients with multiple sclerosis have blood antibodies that bind to the Epstein-Barr virus and EBNA1, a protein made in the brain and spinal cord. Researchers say this is the first study to definitely show that the Epstein-Barr virus can cause multiple sclerosis in some patients.Read More
