Brain molecule helps ‘wake up’ cells that could help tackle MS and similar diseases, study shows (IMAGE)
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Anastassia Voronova is co-author of a study showing that a molecule called fractalkine stimulates production of brain cells that produce myelin, the nerve-insulating substance that is gradually worn away in diseases like MS. The finding could point the way toward treatments that could restore myelin.
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Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta
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