National MS Society Blog - ECTRIMS 2012: Repair and Neuroprotection

Dr. Gareth John discusses the exciting progress is being made in the development of therapies to not only protect the nervous system from damage, but also repair it to restore function.

Dr. Gareth John discusses the exciting progress is being made in the development of therapies to not only protect the nervous system from damage, but also repair it to restore function. “Neuroprotection is an area we’re very excited about. Normally in MS patients, the blood barrier breaks down…in our lab we’ve been able to create mice where we can protect that blood brain barrier.”
- Dr. Gareth John, Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Research Laboratory in the CGD Center for MS, Associate Professor of Neurology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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