TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH (TUM) B cells are important in helping the immune system fight pathogens. However, in the case of the neurological autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) they can damage nerve tissue. When particular control cells are missing, too many B cells accumulate in the meninges, resulting in inflammation of the central nervous system....
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Eye scan a promising option for early detection of central nervous system disorders
Partners from Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands are taking part in the EU MOON project to develop new techniques for early diagnosis of age-related diseases of the eye and central nervous system, and successfully apply them in treatment and diagnosis. At 18 months from the start of MOON, researchers are confident that, in the...
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Research in yeast leads to serendipitous finding about a central nervous system disorder
Salk Institute researchers discover how defects in an important quality control mechanism in cells contribute to rare neurodegenerative disease LA JOLLA–(September 14, 2018) Studying the fundamental aspects of biology can sometimes lead to unexpected findings that directly relate to human disease. In one of the latest examples of scientific serendipity, researchers from the Salk Institute...
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New stem cell model can be used to test treatments for a rare nervous system disorder
A City of Hope researcher has developed a stem cell model to assess possible treatments for a rare nervous system disorder that is in the same disease group as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). An Alexander disease patient’s stem cell-derived astrocytes (green) inhibits the growth of precursor cells that become myelin...