Unlike other organs that have fat cells, neurons and other cells in ... behind our recent paper was a very speculative idea ...

In India, more than 100 cases have been reported with hallmarks of this rare neurological disease that can cause paralysis.

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 ...

If the myelin has been damaged, however, this fat content is reduced or stripped away entirely and no longer repels water. The area will hold more water as a result, which can be detected by MRIs.

How does our nervous system operate so quickly and efficiently? The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin. Aa Aa Aa All our activities — eating, walking, talking — are controlled ...

Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the body’s immune system—which normally protects it from ...

“The paper shows very clearly that the ability to generate new myelin is necessary for adult mice to learn a complex motor task,” said the University of Michigan’s Gabriel Corfas, author of an ...

Toluidine blue staining. Myelin is stained in blue. The nerve tract is filled with ring-shaped structures, indicating a transverse section of myelinated nerve fibers. (D) Electron microscopy of a ...