Before anyone says “MS?”, the nervous system is already whispering ...

Metabolism. When you don’t know whom to suspect – it’s almost always metabolism. ⚙️🍽️

Vaccines aren’t extras, they work undercover. In oncology, they boost the good – waking the neighborhood so therapy can aim true. In neurology, they dampen the bad – catching sparks before they ignite.

In front of me is a fresh piece of evidence: a paper in Science Translational Medicine 📄🧪 about a new crime-scene method in MS—SV2A-PET with [18F]UCB-H. A radioactive mini-tracer that attaches to synapses and makes them visible on PET 🔦🧠. A flashlight for the contact points between nerve cells 🔌.

Während ich über das so eben gelesene Paper zur Kernidentität des Neurologen von Joseph E. Safdieh und Mathew Stuart Robbins nachdenke, spüre ich förmlich den freundlichen Schlag auf die Stirn. Wir alle verlieren uns zu gern in unseren schönen Nischen – ich als begnadeter MS-Spurensucher voran – und vergessen dabei, was uns eigentlich ausmacht: Ana...

In the brain, dear readers, there’s more than just neurons. There’s a kind of internal task force: the microglia. Think of them as garbage collectors, firefighters, and traffic cops all in one. When something breaks, they clean up. When inflammation arises, they step in. But – as with any police force – too much action can cause collateral damage. ...