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Anchor lead: Some people with multiple sclerosis repair their own damage, Elizabeth Tracey reports OPC is the acronym for a cell that seems to be involved in multiple sclerosis, both having the capacity to repair the insulation around nerve cells …
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Anchor lead: A cell known by the acronym OPC may be critical in worsening MS, Elizabeth Tracey reports Multiple sclerosis, where the body attacks the insulation around nerve cells known as myelin, affects almost a million people in the United …
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Anchor lead: A new microscope allows researchers to watch brain activity in real time, Elizabeth Tracey reports Lots of diseases and conditions affect the brain, and now a new mini microscope developed by Arvind Pathak and colleagues at Johns Hopkins …
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Anchor lead: A mouse model may point the way toward a better understanding of how Parkinson’s disease develops, Elizabeth Tracey reports A protein called synuclein that’s involved in nerve cell communication is thought to be the culprit in causing Parkinson’s …
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Anchor lead: Can characterizing acute flaccid myelitis help clinicians spot it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Acute flaccid myelitis, the mysterious illness that has stuck fear into the hearts of parents nationally, has better definition now. Matthew Elrick, a pediatric neurologist at …
