mouse models

The Supplements of Mice and Men

Roll up, roll up, for all the fun of the fare! I swallow an awful lot of supplements. Have I also swallowed the barkers’ patter? I donā€™t think so. But Iā€™m more than aware that if something works on mice, then the chances of it working on me are likely…

Of Mice and Men (and MS Research)

The other day, I was watching an arts documentary instead of another repeat of a movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was about John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” of which I’m a fan. The headline for a column I’d been mulling for some time about MS mouse research…

Blocking LRP1 May Halt Inflammation, Promote Remyelination, Mouse Study Suggests

Blocking production of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) ā€” involved in inflammatory and immune responses ā€” specifically in myelinĀ repair cells halts neuroinflammation and promotes myelin repair, a preclinical study shows. These results, fromĀ two mouse models of multiple sclerosis (MS), shed light on the underlying mechanisms…