Together, the findings identify the spinal-cord meninges – and their interactions with other components of the central nervous system – as exciting new areas for researchers to explore as they ...

More information: John V. Pluvinage et al, Transcobalamin receptor antibodies in autoimmune vitamin B12 central deficiency, Science Translational Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adl3758 ...

A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement and sensation. Injured motor and sensory neurons in the central nervous ...

Their findings can give rise to new knowledge on how injury to and diseases of the spinal cord arise and how they can be treated. The study has been published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

Neurologists are doctors specializing in treating the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system. Learn more about what neurologists do and why you might see one.

The laminin-411 protein is vital for the formation of the myelin membrane by oligodendrocytes, report researchers from Japan. Furthermore, the A4G47 peptide from the E8 region of laminin-411 was found ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease in which your immune system attacks your central nervous system, including your brain, spinal cord, and optic ...

Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma is a cancer that affects the lymphatic system in the brain or spinal cord. CNS is an aggressive lymphoma, which affects survival rates. CNS lymphoma is a rare ...

This is the first time scientists have reported modifying a NG2 glia -- a type of supporting cell in the central nervous system -- into functional neurons after spinal cord injury, said Wei Wu ...

A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement and sensation. Injured motor and sensory neurons in the central nervous ...