A team led by University of Idaho scientists has found a way to stimulate formation of new neural connections in the adult brain in a study that could eventually help humans fend off memory loss, brain trauma and other ailments in the central nervous system. Peter G. Fuerst, an associate professor in the College of…
Electricity!
Manipulating myelin Australian researchers have found that the electrical activity of nerve cells in the brain plays an important role in the growth of myelin. This laboratory discovery may lead to new interventions to promote myelin repair in MS. Last updated: 15th February 2018 An Australian-led team of researchers have found that stimulating nerve cells…
Active Brain is Key
Active brain regions make more myelin Australian research probes the link between white matter and activity. Fiona McMillan reports. New research shows that increased electrical activity in an individual neuron leads to a thicker myelin coating around its axon, which can help speed up the transmission of neural signals. The study, published in Nature Communications, helps to…
Case Studies
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Possible – Break-Through
A scientific breakthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a compound that stimulates repair of the protective sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The discovery, involving mice genetically engineered to mimic multiple sclerosis, published in the…
Multiple Sclerosis and Sound Therapy
Sound Therapy enhances the neural system to address many of the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis and M. E. Syndrome Multiple Sclerosis is a slowly progressive “chronic” disease of the central nervous system where myelin, the insulation on nerve fibers, is lost. It affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to…
Research
Research into drugs that are being tested to promote remyelination Promising. Najm FJ et al. (2015). Drug-based modulation of endogenous stem cells promotes functional remyelination in vivo. Nature. Epub ahead of print doi:10.1038/nature14335 GILENYA (fingolimod) Miconazole and clobetasol reversed disability (animals regained use of their hind limbs) and reduced spinal cord demyelination when administered after…
MS Information
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an acquired inflammatory immune-mediated disorder of the central nervous system, characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and primary or secondary axonal degeneration. It clinically manifests with signs of multiple neurological dysfunctions, followed by recovery or increasing disability. Cyclophosphamide (cy) (the generic name for Endoxan, Cytoxan, Neosar, Procytox, and Revimmune), also known as cytophosphane,…