Stripped Nerves Reinsulated via Epigenetic Modulation

When nerves are damaged by the immune system, they lose some of their myelin, a protective coating that is, for unknown reasons, hard to restore. Myelin repair, a new study indicates, is controlled by an epigenetic mechanism that may be subject to therapeutic control. Potential drugs have even been identified. With further development, these drugs could help people who suffer nerve damage caused by autoimmune disease.The new findings were uncovered by scientists based at Cincinnati Children's Ho