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Cashew shell compound appears to mend damaged nerves – Medical Xpress
In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes the repair of myelin, a team from Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In laboratory experiments, a chemical compound found in the shell of the cashew nut promotes the repair of myelin, a team from Vanderbilt University Medical Center reports today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Myelin is a protective sheath surrounding nerves. Damage to this coveringdemyelinationis a hallmark of multiple sclerosis and related diseases of the central nervous system.
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