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Myelin

Myelin is a mixture of proteins and phospholipids—say that three times, fast—that forms an insulating sheath around nerve fibers. Without it, nerve impulses can’t get to where they need to go. Which is what makes MS, a degenerative disease that damages myelin, so not cool.

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