Although there are several molecular or morphological differences between nerve fibers in the PNS and CNS, the basic myelin sheath arrangement and the electrophysiological characteristics are ...

Lucia Notterpek, Ph.D., professor and senior associate dean for research at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine ...

Researchers found marathon running causes a temporary reduction in brain myelin, especially in areas related to motor ...

A recent study reveals that the human brain, when lacking energy, might draw from its own fatty tissues. This discovery ...

Intense endurance workouts can make your brain "eat" its own fat! But don’t worry—it bounces back in two months.

When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to 'eat' its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on ...

hree cross-section images of nerve tissue from cats, each showing an individual oligodendrocyte cell (marked with “O”) among nerve cell axons surrounded by dark-colored sheaths of myelin.

Recent research published in Nature Metabolism reveals that the human brain consumes its own myelin when glucose levels drop significantly during stre ...

Myrobalan's experimental therapy MRO-002 is a GPR17 antagonist that's made to promote myelin repair in people with MS and ...