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A study of brain tissue obtained from nine people with MS shows that, while many areas of damage show expected loss of myelin and nerve cells, a few older lesions showed a 72% increase in nerve cells when compared with neighbouring brain regions.
Authors Bruce Trapp, PhD, Ansi Chang, MD, and colleagues (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) believe their findings support the possibility that nerve cells in the white matter of the brain can be replaced after they are destroyed by MS. The report appears in an early online issue of Brain (July 23, 2008). The study was funded by the US National MS Society and the National Institutes of Health.
Source: US National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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