News tagged with insulating material


Brain electrical activity spurs insulation of brain's wiring

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered in mice a molecular trigger that initiates myelination, the process by which brain cell networks are reinforced with an ...

Medical research created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Changes in nerve cells may contribute to the development of mental illness

Reduced production of myelin, a type of protective nerve fiber that is lost in diseases like multiple sclerosis, may also play a role in the development of mental illness, according to researchers at the Graduate School of ...

Neuroscience created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New drug target identified for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) led by Carmela Abraham, PhD, professor of biochemistry, along with Cidi Chen, PhD, and other collaborators, report that the protein Klotho plays an important role ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New X-ray method for understanding brain disorders better

Researchers including members from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method for making detailed X-ray images of brain cells. The method, called SAXS-CT, can map ...

Neuroscience created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0