Multiple Sclerosis Discovery: The Podcast Of The Ms Discovery Forum

Full Transcript: [intro music] Host – Dan Keller Hello, and welcome to Episode Seventy-three of Multiple Sclerosis Discovery, the podcast of the MS Discovery Forum. I’m Dan Keller. Today's interview features Donna Osterhout, a cell biologist at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, USA. Dr. Osterhout talks about a new way of looking at myelin-making cells, which move and change shape in dramatic ways. Current MS drugs take aim at preventing new immune damage. In the future, researchers hope to figure out how to repair myelin and restore function. But first, let’s look at new content on MS Discovery Forum. Spring brings rain, flowers, and a bouquet of scientific meetings related to multiple sclerosis. See the list at msdiscovery.org under the tab “professional resources.” MSDF sent the only journalist to cover the recent meeting of the American Society of Neurochemistry in Denver, but you can count on a blitz of news from the media pack at the next meeting on the calendar – the American Academy of