Scientists at Case Western Reserve have found a way to persuade pluripotent stem cells to become the specific type of cell that produces myelin and to re-myelinate living mice:
Mice stem cells guided into myelinating cells by the trillions
For once, I've got no logical criticisms to make. This is brilliant work which fills me with hope for those of us dealing with demyelination and all the havoc it causes. Here's hoping it translates well into human models, and soon.
Bioscience is happening now that was science fiction 10 short years ago. Is it sensible? Is it cool? How does the weirdness of our systems change the game?
I don't care about what we believe, because that interferes with thinking. I care about what works.
addiction
aging
ANS
antidepressants
antioxidants
astrocytes
biomedicine
bioscaffolding
brain
cart/horse
circadian rythms
clinical advice
containment not cure
CRPS/RSD
culture
cure not containment
depression
Dept. of the Blitheringly Obv.
disease origins
drugs
electric stim
endocrine modulation
gender
genes
glia
HPA axis
immunity
immuno-modulation
implanted devices
inflammation
intestines
it's not imaginary
just a sip
knowing your info
legislation
memory/cognition
mitochondria
myelin
nanotech
neural cells
neuro
neuro tuning
neurotransmitters
no really?
nutrition
odd logic
perception
politics
POTS
reflections
side-effects
spinal cord
studies
tissue growth
tools/toys
vertigo
veterans
vision
what works
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