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A new study has identified the brain’s ‘wiring insulation’ as one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration which causes neurodegenerative diseases…

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A new study has identified the brain’s ‘wiring insulation’ as one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration which causes neurodegenerative diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimers disease.
The study led by University of Portsmouth has determined that the loss of a substance called myelin – which acts like the protective and insulating plastic casing around the electrical wires of the brain called axons – results in cognitive decline.
Myelin is essential for superfast communication…

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