Irregular Blood Flow and Iron Deposition in multiple sclerosis

As individuals age, there is an increased amount of iron deposition in the brain, due in part to dysregulation of the proteins that regulate iron influx and sensing of intercellular iron stores. As a redox element, it can catalytically generate reactive oxygen species, leading to higher susceptibility to oxidative stress, and contributes to neurodegeneration. Today [...]

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Changes in myelinated axons following juggling in diffusion tensor imaging

Scholz et al performed diffusion tensor imaging on 48 adults randomly placed in either a juggling or control group. By the end of the 6-week training each of the adults in the juggling group could perform 2 cycles of the 3 ball cascade, which is somewhat but not overly impressive. As compared to their pre-scanning [...]

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