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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, primarily mediated by T-cells. [15] The three main characteristics of MS are the formation of lesions in the central nervous system (also called plaques), inflammation, and the destruction of myelin sheaths of neurons.
University of Mississippi Medical Center ( UMMC) is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and is located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. UMMC, also referred to as the Medical Center, is the state's only academic medical center . UMMC houses seven health science schools: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing ...
This is a list of neurologists and neurosurgeons, with their year of birth and death and nationality. This list compiles the names of neurologists and neurosurgeons with a corresponding Wikipedia biographical article, and is not necessarily a reflection of their relative importance in the field.
David Alastair Standish Compston CBE FRS FMedSci FRCP (born 23 January 1948) is a British neurologist. He is an emeritus professor of neurology in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge and an emeritus fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.
MS and Female Sex Hormones. Due to well-documented differences in prevalence of MS in males and females, significant research on the autoimmune condition has turned to the neuropreservative effects of sex hormones.
The major focus of Weiner's career has been the study of MS, which he began in 1972 as a resident in neurology at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. More recently he has studied immune mechanisms in other neurologic diseases including Alzheimer's disease and ALS.
A restaurant in Jackson, Mississippi, earned major accolades from USA TODAY for its large, juicy burgers. But don't skip the wings. Here's our review.
Dennis J. Selkoe (born 25 September 1943) is an American physician (neurologist) known for his research into the molecular basis of Alzheimer's disease. In 1985 he became Co-Director of the Center for Neurological Diseases and from 1990, Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurological Diseases at Harvard Medical School . [2]
According to the city's government, Jackson's top three employers are the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Public Schools, and Nissan North America as of 2020. Other notable corporations with a large presence in the city and area include C Spire and Amazon in nearby Madison County.
The Mississippi State Hospital ( MSH) is a psychiatric facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. [1] It is located in the unincorporated community of Whitfield, Rankin County, Mississippi, [2] [3] along Mississippi Highway 468. [4]