Pro-inflammatory signaling molecules in MS cause problems with the growth and development of myelin-making cells in the brain ...

Myelination allows electrical signals to travel faster and more efficiently through nerve fibers. Learning to juggle or practicing the piano, for example, gradually increases myelination in the ...

The human brain remains adaptable even into adulthood alternately strengthening and weakening various neural pathways. And now, new research from Stanford Medicine scientists suggests that this ...

"Myelin development does not complete until we're in our late 20s or early 30s, which is kind of fascinating," said Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, the Milan Gambhir Professor in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology ...

"Myelin development does not complete until we're in our late 20s or early 30s, which is kind of fascinating," said Michelle Monje, MD, Ph.D., the Milan Gambhir Professor in Pediatric Neuro ...

The myelin sheath’s main functions are to protect ... differentially impacts distinct stages of oligodendrocyte development – in early stages, it accelerates the conversion of precursor ...

The Wingless (Wnt) signaling pathway is one of the key regulators of OL development and myelin regeneration. In certain diseased conditions and brain injury, its levels are elevated in the white ...

Myelin grows around nerve cells in the brain ... in language-rich environments may have a leg up in early language development. This advantage, however, came from talk directed at the child ...

Myelin development is a normal process, "but for some reason, seizures in this particular mouse model hijacks that normal process and makes it aberrant," said Dr. Dileep Nair, section head of ...