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Discovery Of New Cell May Be Key To Treating Incurable Neurological Diseases | Ohio State Medical Center

Discovery Of New Cell May Be Key To Treating Incurable Neurological Diseases | Ohio State Medical Center | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Research led by investigators at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provides new hope for recovery from degenerative neurological diseases — such as ALS and multiple sclerosis — as well from as damage caused by traumatic brain and spine injuries and stroke.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Research led by investigators at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center provides new hope for recovery from degenerative neurological diseases — such as ALS and multiple sclerosis — as well from as damage caused by traumatic brain and spine injuries and stroke. 
 
Using a mouse model, researchers at Ohio State and the University of Michigan discovered a new type of immune cell that not only rescues damaged nerve cells from death, but partially reverses nerve fiber damage. The research team also identified a human immune cell line, with similar characteristics, that promotes nervous system repair.
 
Study findings are published in the journal Nature Immunology.
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New antibody-based drug for multiple sclerosis

New antibody-based drug for multiple sclerosis | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it

http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/07/19/brain.aww172

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Inserm Unit U919, directed by Prof. Denis Vivien ("Serine Proteases and Physiopathology of the Neurovascular Unit") has developed an antibody with potential therapeutic effects against multiple sclerosis. The study, directed by Fabian Docagne and published in Brain, paves the way for a new strategy to control the disease.

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