Prompting Stem Cells to Produce Protective Myelin (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

Prompting Stem Cells to Produce Protective Myelin

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Two FDA approved drugs were found to stimulate stem cells in the brain and spinal cord to regenerate to the protective coating around neurons that is damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis.

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Courtesy Case Western Reserve University; Illustrator: Megan Kern

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