Environmental factors may trigger onset of multiple sclerosis

(American Friends of Tel Aviv University) A new Tel Aviv University 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.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news