Cholesterol drug may block nerverepairby
stuart
(simvastatin), a "statin" type of cholesterol-lowering drug, may block the body's ability to repairnerve... suggest that use of Zocor impairs "remyelination," a process in which the fatty outer covering of nerve...
New research may aid nerverepair in spinal injuriesby
Dave W
to repairnerves in patients with spinal injuries.
Professor Jerry Turnbull, from the Institute... for improving nerverepair in patients, using the body's own Schwann cells, supplemented with specific sugars...
Enzymes May Be Key to Myelin Repairby
Kim F.
and Nervous System Repair Two teams of researchers funded by the National MS Society have reported findings on nerve tissue injury and repair that add important information needed to stop MS progression and develop...
Maybe Cats have the answer for MS repairby
stuart
Information provided by Trevor in the Uk.
Maybe Cats have the answer for MS repair
Thu Apr 2, 2009 10:28
Cats' central nervous system can repair itself and restore function
Scientists...
Researchers identify pathway to reactivate myelin repairby
stuart
therapies to repairnerve cells’ protective coating stripped away as a result of autoimmune diseases... of the Journal of Neuroscience.
Myelin is fatty material that coats and protects the ends of nerve cells...
Pathway To Reactivate Myelin Repair identified by Researchersby
stuart
to repairnerve cells' protective coating stripped away as a result of autoimmune diseases such as Multiple... of Neuroscience.
Myelin is fatty material that coats and protects the ends of nerve cells. The loss of myelin...
MS study offers theory for why repair of brain's wiring failsby
stuart
for repair of the nerve coating called "myelin" stalls out.
The study, published today, July 1, 2009... in mice and in human tissue, showed that repair of nerve fibers is hampered by biochemical signals...