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Blocking Signals Between Brain Cells May Boost Brain Repair in MS

March 30, 2016

Multiple sclerosis afflicts millions but defies most clinical treatments. For reasons we do not clearly understand, the immune system of an individual with MS attacks myelin, the insulating tubing that envelopes neurons and speeds up brain communication. When myelin is degraded in MS, the brain cells that make myelin, called oligodendrocytes, die. Moreover, for some […]

Cody Call ⋅ Perspectives in Research Brain, MRI ⋅

A Project Bridge Event on Multiple Sclerosis and the Role of Patient Empowerment

May 1, 2015

Here on campus, Project Bridge is a student organization that aims to bridge the gap between biomedical science and the general public. On April 16th, Project Bridge sponsored a Science CafĂ© event about multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a disease that involves the central nervous system and results in damage to the myelin sheaths that […]

Alisa Mo ⋅ Events and Happenings MRI, project bridge ⋅

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