Source MS Society: A new study has discovered a specific gene plays a major role in myelin repair becoming less effective as we age.
To stop MS from getting worse, we need to find ways to repair damaged myelin – the protective coating around nerves in our brains.
Although our bodies have the natural ability to repair myelin, this process breaks down in MS. Recently, researchers have discovered that ageing is a key cause of this breakdown. But they aren’t sure exactly why.
A new study published this week has started unravelling what happens to cause the natural myelin repair process to stop working properly when we get older. Read on here.