Neural stem cell treatment was safe and significantly boosted myelin repair in spinal cord lesions in a mouse model of MS, ...

A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central ...

A new study reveals that neural stem cell grafts can generate new myelin in the central nervous system, offering hope for ...

John Svaren discusses myelin and myelin-producing cells in the nervous system. John Svaren, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biosciences, UW-Madison, discusses his research of myelin ...

Studying human oligodendrocytes, which provide insulation for nerve cells, has been challenging. But a new way of generating stem-cell-derived, three-dimensional brain-cell cultures is paying off.

A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central ...

The myelin lamella is formed by fusion of the apposed inner leaflets of the plasma membrane in glial cells, with no intervening cytoplasm (Figure 1B). Depending on the location, different glial ...

Subpopulations of oligodendrocytes, myelin-producing cells in the brain that are targeted by the immune system in multiple sclerosis (MS), are altered in MS and might therefore have additional ...

Iron accumulation in myelin-producing cells called oligodendrocytes is also a marker of Alzheimer's, as excess iron can result in oxidative stress, affecting myelin—an insulating layer that ...

Like multiple sclerosis, the glial cells that produce myelin, a substance that insulates and supports the electrical signaling in nerve cells, are dysfunctional.