17 June 2012
Last updated at 18:24
The fatty myelin sheath, light green, around the nerve is vital.
A diet high in cholesterol may help people with a fatal genetic disease which damages the brain, according to early studies in mice.
Patients with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease struggle to produce a fatty sheath around their nerves, which is essential for function.
A study,
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