April 23, 2021 Columns by Jamie Hughes To Love Living Things, and to Let Them Go In her poem āIn Blackwater Woods,ā Mary Oliver concludes with 10 breathtaking lines: āTo live in this world/ you must be able/ to do three things:/ to love what is mortal;/ to hold it/ against your bones knowing/ your own life depends on it;/ and, when the time comes…
December 18, 2019 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Timing Speed of Eye-to-Brain Signals May Be Way of Measuring Myelin Changes, Study Says Measuring the speed of signals sent to the brain by nerves in the eye could help assess if remyelination is taking place, a study in cats suggests. Such measurements could be useful in evaluating multiple sclerosis (MS) treatments aiming to repair myelin in clinical trials ā of particular interest…
November 29, 2018 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Adult Oligodendrocytes May Replenish Myelin Production in MS, Study Suggests Mature, adult oligodendrocytes can reacquire their ability to produce myelin to replace the ones lost in diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) without undergoing a stem cell-like state, a new study shows. Myelin is the fat-rich substance that wraps around nerve fiber projections (axons) protecting them and increasing the speed of…
September 12, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias Walking the Dog, an Adventure Story It’s 7 in the morning, and it’s raining cats and dogs. I need to walk our dog and the thought of it is not very appealing. We live in a condo, so this activity requires getting dressed, squatting down to feed Joey, squatting again to get him hooked…
May 8, 2017 Columns by Jamie Hughes Look What the Cat Dragged In! Like one third of America, Iām a cat lover. Iāve had kitties in my house since I was a child, often in sets. Currently, Iām the proud parent of two fur babiesāIvan (the tabby) and Baker (the Wegie)āand theyāre a great source of joy, entertainment and…
October 8, 2014 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Risk, Protective Factors Explored in New Research Researchers recently uncovered some curious new insights into environmental factors that may rise or lower the risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis. A new study entitled āEnvironmental exposures and the risk of multiple sclerosis investigated in a Norwegian caseācontrol studyā published in October issue of…