An animal study suggests short-term brain inflammation may help repair myelin and could inform future repair-focused ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that damage to the brain's white matter can trigger neurodegenerative features, highlighting the importance of myelin regeneration in preventing chronic ...

Scientists report that gamma frequency light and sound stimulation preserves myelination in mouse models and reveal molecular mechanisms that may underlie the benefit. Early-stage trials in ...

The amount of sugar in the brain plays a key role in governing the activity of the brain cells that make myelin, a study ...

When myelin, the insulating sheath around nerve fibers, is damaged in the brain’s white matter, the body launches an inflammatory response designed to fix the problem. A pair of studies published in ...

New research reveals that high glucose levels drive stem cells to multiply, while low levels signal them to mature into ...

Damage to white matter in the brain can trigger features associated with neurodegenerative disease, Cambridge researchers have discovered in a new study published today in the journal Nature. Until ...

Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s) is conceptualized as a progressive consequence of two hallmark pathological changes in gray matter, in particular, extracellular amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary ...

Researchers uncover a surprising side effect of marathon running—temporary loss of brain myelin—hinting that the brain may burn its own insulation for energy during extreme physical stress. Brief ...