A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene ...

Damage to myelin, the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibers, impairs the brain's ability to transmit signals efficiently. This condition, known as demyelination, disrupts motor function, sensory ...

Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a central nervous system demyelinating disease that usually follows an apparently benign infection in otherwise healthy young persons.

Inflammatory disorders often cause myelin damage ... but other things can cause demyelination, including: ...

They relay information between the central nervous system (CNS) and all other parts ... neuropathy treatment address the underlying disease process, correct nutritional deficiencies, and aim ...

This system achieves precise modulation of degenerated neurons by directly stimulating the endogenous expression of the thermosensitive TRPV1 receptor in neurons, thereby offering new insights into ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature led by scientists at the ...

CIDP treatment focuses on reducing and slowing the immune processes damaging your peripheral nervous system. It includes corticosteroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and plasma exchange, but new ...

They deleted the Apex1 gene in murine models prone to a lupus-like disease – a condition where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues. The models with the Apex1 gene deleted did not ...

The central team will work in collaboration with ... indicated that the incidents were not due to a communicable disease of bacterial or viral origin and that there is no public health angle.