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[World Alzheimer's Disease Day: myelin repair]

A better understanding of the role of myelin opens up new possibilities for early detection and monitoring of the disease, and the discovery of new therapeutic strategies.

At CIC biomaGUNE, in collaboration with the UPV/EHU, Alzheimer’s is being studied from a different perspective, focusing on the myelin sheath, the protective sheath that surrounds the nerve fibers, through which nerve impulses are transmitted.

“A better understanding of the role of myelin can lead to new treatment options.”

Several studies have suggested that the myelin sheath may be damaged in the early stages of Alzheimer's even before symptoms appear, but researchers have explained that it remains to be investigated whether this is a cause or a consequence of the disease.

Therefore, they hope that a better understanding of the role of myelin will open up new possibilities, and they are working to find a way to fix or avoid changes in myelin as a strategy to treat the disease.