Motor Learning Boosts Myelin Repair in New Mouse Study Co-Funded by Society
May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020
NEW YORK, May 19 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
Researchers at the University of Colorado showed that precisely-timed learning of a motor task enhanced the repair of nerve fiber-insulating myelin in mice. Myelin in the brain and spinal cord is a key target of multiple sclerosis, so finding a way to stop myelin destruction and stimulate its repair is urgently needed to prevent disease progression and restore function in people with MS.
Researchers at the University of Colorado showed that precisely-timed learning of a motor task enhanced the repair of nerve fiber-insulating myelin in mice. Myelin in the brain and spinal cord is a key target of multiple sclerosis, so finding a way to stop myelin destruction and stimulate its repair is urgently needed to prevent disease progression and restore function in people with MS.