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09.12.2019
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Multiple sclerosis
The disease with 1000 faces And 1000 questions
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- Multiple sclerosis
“A kind of inflammatory slurry behind a closed curtain”
Jürg Kesselring explains why immune response and neurodegeneration cannot be separated in MS.
09.07.2025
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- Multiple sclerosis
The Disease with a thousand Faces
Key facts about MS. And first things first: the course of the disease can be significantly influenced.
07.10.2025
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- Multiple sclerosis
Immune System out of Control
Multiple sclerosis causes a fatal chain reaction in the immune system and brain.
08.12.2025
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Multiple sclerosis
A common neurological disease that predominantly occurs in young adults. For reasons that are still unclear, the body's own cells attack and destroy the myelin sheaths of nerve cells. This can happen throughout the central nervous system, which is why two different multiple sclerosis patients can suffer from very different symptoms. Common symptoms include visual disturbances, numbness in the arms and legs, but also coordination problems, muscle weakness, and bladder problems.
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Oligodendrocytes
Cells of the central nervous system that form the myelin sheath around nerve cells, thereby increasing their conduction velocity. They belong to the glial cells.
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White matter
The white matter refers to the myelinated fibers of the nervous system that connect one neuron to another. The white color is caused by the myelin sheath surrounding the fibers.
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Basic Research
Basic research is aimless. But eminently important.
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- Communication of Cells
Nerve Cells in Conversation
No chaos despite sensory overload – neurons communicate silently, efficiently, and at breakneck speed.
16.04.2012
