In MS, slowly expanding lesions were linked to more myelin loss in brain regions of damage and in normal-appearing brain ...

Myelin, the protective sheath around nerve fibers, plays a crucial role in brain communication. It ensures fast and efficient transmission of electrical signals. When damaged, this insulation breaks ...

This leads to inflammation, loss of myelin, and formation of "lesions" or "plaques" within the brain tissue. Most of what is known about MS progression has come from analysis of postmortem human brain ...

“In typical aging, women have a brain that looks younger, with fewer cognitive deficits compared to men,” said Dr. Dena Dubal ...

A new multiple sclerosis (MS) research project designed to help the brain repair itself by activating its own healing ...

A test on lab mice may have helped scientists in California debunk a theory that part of the make up of genetics in females ...