New findings on multiple sclerosis: Immune cells also attack neurons directly

Friday, September 24, 2010 - 13:21 in Biology & Nature

Researchers in Germany have gained new insight into how the immune system causes damage associated with multiple sclerosis, an incurable neuroinflammatory disorder. Using imaging tools which enable investigation of processes in living organisms, the scientists show a direct interaction between immune cells and neurons which plays a significant role in neuronal injury.

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