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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Nerve fibers
  1. Multiple sclerosis: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... It damages myelin, a substance that wraps around nerve fibers and helps protect them. Damaged myelin exposes our nerve fiber and disrupts key communication between our nervous system ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/.../multiple-sclerosis-an-overview - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Multiple sclerosis: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... The immune system attacks myelin—the coating on nerve fibers—and makes it harder for those cells to ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-sclerosis-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Uncovering the mysteries of multiple sclerosis | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... to accelerate repair to the myelin (coating of nerve fibers) in animals. These are the first positive clinical ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-mysteries-of-multiple-sclerosis - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Physical fitness and nutrition: Know your terms | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Your body breaks carbohydrates down into glucose. Dietary fiber is a type of complex carbohydrate that’s important for gut health. Fiber is found in plants like fruits, vegetables, and ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ss-and-nutrition-know-your-terms - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Meet the Director: Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering | NIH ... 
    ... quickly. I came in with lasers, optics, and fiber optics (which take light from one place to ... hundreds of millions of conversations into a single fiber optic cable. And that’s how I think, so ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...dical-imaging-and-bioengineering - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. NIH-supported technologies of the future | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... the colon. The endoscope has a single optical fiber that uses laser light and shows images of ... Researchers are also developing molecules to light up nerves, which can get wrapped up in tumors. Developer: ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...orted-technologies-of-the-future - MedlinePlus Magazine