Targeting mitochondria in neurons may help relieve severe forms of MS

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By Chelsea Whyte

People with the more severe forms of multiple sclerosis are known to have dysfunctional mitochondria in their neurons. Altering the make-up of spinal fluid could be a new way to address this, and may one day help treat the disorder.

Because the brain is bathed in cerebrospinal fluid, it makes sense to see whether MS can be treated by altering this fluid, said Patrizia Casaccia at The City University of New York in a statement. To test this approach, she and her colleagues took spinal …