News articles tagged with 'oligodendrocyte'
Mysterious cells may play role in ALS
— 18 Nov 2010 11:06 | HealthBy tracking the fate of a group of immature cells that persist in the adult brain and spinal cord, Johns Hopkins researchers discovered in mice that these cells undergo dramatic changes…
Protein lets brain repair damage from multiple sclerosis, other disorders
— 8 Jun 2010 12:39 | HealthA protein that helps build the brain in infants and children may aid efforts to restore damage from multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases, researchers at Washington…
Immune system helps transplanted stem cells navigate in central nervous system
— 2 Jun 2010 16:15 | HealthBy discovering how adult neural stem cells navigate to injury sites in the central nervous system, UC Irvine researchers have helped solve a puzzle in the creation of stem cell-based…
Synthetic peptide may regenerate brain tissue in stroke victims
— 1 Jun 2010 20:33 | HealthA synthetic version of a naturally occurring peptide promoted the creation of new blood vessels and repaired damaged nerve cells in lab animals, according to researchers at Henry Ford…
Molecule tells key brain cells to grow up, get to work, Stanford study shows
— 17 Mar 2010 13:12 | HealthAbout four out of every 10 cells in the brain are so-called oligodendrocytes. These cells produce the all-important myelin that coats nerve tracts, ensuring fast, energy-efficient transmission…
UTHealth research shows modified adult stem cells may be helpful in spinal cord injury
— 25 Feb 2010 15:30 | HealthResearchers at UTHealth have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated…
Novel mouse model of demyelinating disorder
— 16 Jan 2010 11:47 | HealthIn the February 1st issue of G and D, Dr Brian Popko (The University of Chicago) and colleagues describe how mutation of a gene called ZFP191 leads to disordered CNS myelination in…
Glial cells can cross from the central to the peripheral nervous system
— 2 Dec 2009 15:40 | HealthGlial cells, which help neurones communicate with each other, can leave the central nervous system and cross into the peripheral nervous system to compensate for missing cells, according…
New clue into how brain stem cells develop into cells which repair damaged tissue
— 1 Jul 2009 17:22 | HealthThe joint research, funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the UK MS Society as well as the National Institutes of Health and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, was conducted…
One size does not fit all
— 27 May 2009 10:25 | HealthStatins, a commonly prescribed class of drugs used by millions worldwide to effectively lower blood cholesterol levels, may actually have a negative impact in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)…