Older Oligodendrocytes Live Longer Despite Damage
Older Oligodendrocytes Live Longer Despite Damage
Tracking oligodendrocytes across their lifespans could help scientists better understand neuronal aging and degenerative diseases.
Tracking oligodendrocytes across their lifespans could help scientists better understand neuronal aging and degenerative diseases.
myelination
Starting with Human Cell Systems
The Scientist | Jul 24, 2023 | 1 min read
Xitiz Chamling shares how advances in human stem cell and gene editing technologies fuel his drive for better multiple sclerosis drug screening platforms.
Searching for a Direct Route to Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 min read
Researchers created a new high-throughput tool to hunt for therapies that remyelinate the nervous system.
A Gene Variant Linked to Alzheimer’s May Disrupt Myelin Production
Andy Carstens | Nov 22, 2022 | 5 min read
The APOE4 variant causes cholesterol buildup in the cells that make protective fatty sheaths for neurons, possibly helping explain its role in neurodegeneration.
Gut Molecule Linked to Decreased Myelination in Mouse Brains
Angie Voyles Askham, Spectrum | Feb 17, 2022 | 4 min read
A study shows that a molecule produced by intestinal microbes can enter the brain and that its presence is also associated with altered brain connectivity.
High-Quality Screening and Target Validation During Drug Development
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific | Oct 18, 2021 | 1 min read
Drew Adams will discuss his work developing therapeutics that promote remyelination for neurological diseases.
Inadequate Myelination of Neurons Tied to Autism: Study
Lisa Winter | Feb 4, 2020 | 2 min read
A mouse model of autism and postmortem brains of autistic individuals showed a lack of mature oligodendrocytes and less myelination than controls.
Myelin Basics
The Scientist | Apr 30, 2017 | 1 min read
May Profilee Ben Barres of Stanford University discusses how understanding the basic biology of myelination could help patients with multiple sclerosis and other diseases.