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·October 24, 2017·5 min read

A Little Myelin Goes A Long Way To Restore Nervous System Function

Renewed, thin myelin sheaths are sufficient to help restore nervous system impairments in diseases like multiple sclerosis, a new study in PNAS reports.

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·October 11, 2017·8 min read

Allergy Drug Improves Function in Patients with Chronic Injury from Multiple Sclerosis

UCSF researchers reveal a common over the counter antihistamine appears to accelerate neural signaling and restore nervous system functioning for some multiple sclerosis patients.

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·November 3, 2017·6 min read

Blood Clotting Protein Prevents Repair in the Brain

A new study sheds light on demylination diseases like Multiple Sclerosis. Researchers discovered a blood clotting protein can leak into the central nervous system and prevent myelin production.

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·September 30, 2026·5 min read

Brain Cells Measure Axons to Build the Perfect Myelin Sheath

Piezo1 acts as a molecular sensor helping oligodendrocytes measure axon size to set myelin sheath length.

This image shows a drawing of an oligodendrocyte.

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·October 3, 2014·5 min read

Effects of Age on Remyelination are Reversible

Researchers are looking at different processes which go awry in MS.

This image shows the brainstem of a myelin-deficient mouse that received a transplant of human OPCs a few days after birth.

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·March 2, 2015·3 min read

How an FDA Approved Drug Boosts Myelin Synthesis

A new study reports transplanted human stem cells treated with FDA approved drug boost myelin synthesis.

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·August 24, 2020·5 min read

Mechanisms Identified to Restore Myelin Sheaths After Injury or in Multiple Sclerosis

eEF1a1 activated by acetylation prevents remyelination, but if the protein is deactivated by deacetylation, myelin sheaths can be rebuilt. The findings shed light on the process of remyelination and could provide avenues of treatment for multiple sclerosis, and other conditions associated with demyelination.

Image shows myelin reforming in the spinal cord of a mouse with multiple sclerosis.

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·March 27, 2017·4 min read

MicroRNA Treatment Restores Myelin and Limb Function in Multiple Sclerosis: Mouse Study

Researchers have been able to restore limb mobility and partially re-insulate neurons in mouse models of MS with microRNA treatments.

This illustrates the remyelination in the mouse model of MS.

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·April 20, 2015·5 min read

Multiple Sclerosis Could be Reversed by Drugs That Activate Neural Stem Cells

A new study reports two over the counter medications could activate neural stem cells to stimulate myelin producing cells and may offer new treatment options for multiple sclerosis.

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·November 6, 2020·4 min read

New Strategies for Restoring Myelin on Damaged Nerve Cells

Researchers have discovered a two-pronged approach to restore myelin on regenerated axons in a mouse model of optic nerve damage. The findings have positive implications for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

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·January 23, 2019·4 min read

Old Cells Repair Damage in Brains of Those with Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers discovered oligodendrocyte neurogenesis is limited in the brains of patients with Multiple Sclerosis. However, oligodendrocytes that survive the autoimmune attack associated with MS may be able to form new myelin.

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·August 27, 2018·3 min read

Possible New Ways to Regenerate Myelin

Researchers successfully used a synthetic compound to stimulate a receptor pathway to promote remyelination in the brain. The technique may have significant beneficial implications for treating multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

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remyelination

A Little Myelin Goes A Long Way To Restore Nervous System Function

Allergy Drug Improves Function in Patients with Chronic Injury from Multiple Sclerosis

Blood Clotting Protein Prevents Repair in the Brain

Brain Cells Measure Axons to Build the Perfect Myelin Sheath

Effects of Age on Remyelination are Reversible

How an FDA Approved Drug Boosts Myelin Synthesis

Mechanisms Identified to Restore Myelin Sheaths After Injury or in Multiple Sclerosis

MicroRNA Treatment Restores Myelin and Limb Function in Multiple Sclerosis: Mouse Study

Multiple Sclerosis Could be Reversed by Drugs That Activate Neural Stem Cells

New Strategies for Restoring Myelin on Damaged Nerve Cells

Old Cells Repair Damage in Brains of Those with Multiple Sclerosis

Possible New Ways to Regenerate Myelin

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