Environmental factors may trigger onset of multiple sclerosis

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 15:20 in Physics & Chemistry

A new study finds that certain environmental conditions like salt concentrations and temperature may precipitate structural changes that take place in myelin sheaths in the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS). Myelin sheaths are the 'insulating tape' surrounding axons; axons carry electrical impulses in neurons.

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