Much like the insulation around the wires in electrical systems, glial cells form a membraneous sheath surrounding axons called myelin, thereby insulating the axon. This myelination, as it is ...

They have some features in common: A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and down the body. Tiny branches (dendrons ...

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have discovered a human antibody which when injected as a single dose to laboratory mouse models was able to repair myelin. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have ...

The myelin sheath is typically about 100 microns long, with 1 to 2 micron gaps between them.) Recent evidence suggests myelin ...

“This observation highlights the importance of recognizing sex as a potential factor in differentiating the treatment ...

During that time Orta became very ill, he was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with Myelitis. Myelitis is a ...

Multiple sclerosis, a neuroinflammatory disease that affects nearly 3 million people worldwide, causes a loss of myelin, the ...