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When the Immune System Attacks the Brain
A mysterious onset of schizophrenia-like symptoms in patients turned out to be cases of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis — an autoimmune disorder where antibodies storm the brain.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Installing Insulation
Oligodendrocytes keep electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord strong.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Mending Myelin
Diseases like multiple sclerosis destroy the fatty material insulating neurons, but scientists are searching for ways to regrow it.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Hacking the Nervous System
One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric.
  • Wellcome Trust
Ebola on the Brain
On September 23, 1976, while the nation’s attention was focused on the battle between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter for President of the United States, a 42-year-old woman half way around the world was engaged in a personal battle.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Brain Disease in Europe
Recent studies on the prevalence of brain diseases and disorders provide a stunning picture of mental health in Europe.
  • Federation of European Neurosciences
In Science, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
In 2006 when an Italian physician, Dr Paolo Zamboni, announced a simple method for treating MS, it received international attention.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
At Long Last, Medications for Multiple Sclerosis
Individuals with MS should have new hope with regard to treatment advances.
  • The Dana Foundation
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong ailment of unknown origin that affects approximately 400,000 Americans and 2.5 million people worldwide.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Neurological AIDS
In 2009, about 2.5 million people worldwide became infected with human immunodeficiency virus; 33 million are now living with HIV.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
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