Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Pregnancy Hormone Key To Repairing Nerve Cell Damage - MS Society Of Canada

Source: Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Date: February 20, 2007

Summary:

The mystery of why multiple sclerosis (MS) tends to go into remission while women are pregnant may be the secret to overcoming the devastating neurodegenerative disease, according to University of Calgary researchers who have shown that a pregnancy-related hormone is responsible for rebuilding the protective coating around nerve cells.