#Myelin

Ever wonder how single molecules know where to go inside cells? Me too! I am excited to announce the publication of my graduate work @PLOSBiology. We investigate how mRNAs are
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Practice More Effectively/A THREAD / First we must understand the concept of the brain.We have grey matter and white matter, grey matter processes information which then directs signals and sensory
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Excited that my 1st PhDwork paper investigating interactions between Schwann cells (SC) & axons in peripheral nerves is out @NatureComms. We found that SC restrict axonal diameters by a mechanism
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Attn #SciTwitter. I am excited to FINALLY share my new #myelin paper with @Renpeps, @RenaudJolivet and @LabGlial published today in @CellReports! https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(20)31630-2 So what is so exciting? I'
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How worried should we be about the single side effect seen so far in the @AstraZeneca #COVID19 #vaccine trial? My sources say the individual has inflamed myelin, the insulating sheets
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SECRET OF YOUTHThe essence of youth, both in terms of neurofunction and perceived time speed - is doing new things.Having new experiences,Learning new skills and hobbiesAnything like this forces new
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Now after the pain comes numbness and weakness itโ€™s those nerves again (entry level neurophysiology and a bit of muscle physiology coming up) Let me explain: a thread...https://twitter.com/tjqpni/status/1343969647402622976 #Nerves are
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1/13 Misleading headline, & I'm not surprised @Timcast ran with it. While I enjoy his content, he should know better. Here's why, from an industry expert, this is simply a
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Today is my last day at the @mssocietyuk, having started working over 11 years ago.Iโ€™ve been reflecting on the progress weโ€™ve made... When I started there were only 5 treatments
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An important study in determining the mechanism of CO toxicity was performed by Goldbaum et al. in 1976https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/962299/  When students are asked how CO exerts its toxicity most reply that
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If you will forgive me a little non-humble bragging: my student evals this semester for my 70 person upper-level lecture class (taught via zoom) were AMAZING. I thought a thread
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FANTASTIC NEWSโ€”A potential vaccine for multiple sclerosis is now within sight on the horizon! And itโ€™s an mRNA vaccine by BioNTech, maker of the Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine. Study in mice
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These articles will have a profound effect on most people but is this the truth? What can you do to protect your brain from this kind of damage? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackierocheleau/2021/01/29/researchers-are-tracking-covid-19s-long
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1/ Happy Thursday! Here is an interesting Pediatric Neurology #MedTweetorial case. A 12 y/o female presents to the office with visual concerns. 3 days ago, her right eye became progressively
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It's getting hard to keep up with all the vaccine-related news, so I tried summarizing key developments (with a focus on European supplies) from just the past week: 1, Very
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26./ PART 2 : Puberty Blocker Thread. @sjblakemore has shown the brain is radically transformed during the decade and more of adolescence with, for example, activity in the medial prefrontal
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