Researchers Supported by National MS Society Pinpoint Possible Target for Myelin Repair Strategies December 8, 2016 Researchers at the University at Buffalo report that tiny tubes known as calcium channels are crucial to the proper development of the brain cells that make myelin. Myelin insulates nerve fibers and is a target of multiple sclerosis attacks. Mice without calcium channels had fewer myelin-making cells and were unable to grow proper myelin. This lead might provide a new path developing a myelin repair strategy for MS involving calcium channels. The study was funded by the National MS Society and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Read more from the University at Buffalo News Center Read the scientific summary of the paper Read more about research on strategies to repair damage in MS