Professor Arthur Butt and his research team are obsessed with a little known type of cell in our nervous system. He explains why deeper research into glia could hold the key to treating some of our biggest illnesses, and ponders what other mysteries are yet to be discovered in our own bodies. Subscribe for a new episode every week, and share the big idea #lifesolved You can find out more about research taking place at the University of Portsmouth at port.ac.uk/SOLVE.Points of Interest:  Professor Arthur Butt - Professor of Cellular Neurophysiology, School of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences- https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/arthur-butt(499f247e-36d0-4480-891f-c84d8af49915).html ‘The GLIA Research Group’ - https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/neurochemical-anatomy-and-psychopharmacology-research-group/cellular-neurophysiology-group An overview of Myelin - https://www.brainfacts.org/brain-anatomy-and-function/anatomy/2015/myelin Mulitlpe Sclerosis - https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/what-is-ms?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-uHRqePy6gIVn4BQBh0GKwztEAAYASAAEgJmj_D_BwE Alzheimer's and Dementia - https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/about-dementia/types-dementia/alzheimers-disease BBRSC - https://bbsrc.ukri.org/ MRC - https://mrc.ukri.org/ Physiology at King's College London - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/physiology Lithium - https://www.drugs.com/lithium.html Follow latest research- https://www.port.ac.uk/research Solve Magazine- port.ac.uk/solve https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/magazines/solve-magazine  Portsmouth Social Media Links-  Facebook - facebook.com/universityofportsmouth Instagram -instagram.com/portsmouthuni/ Twitter - twitter.com/portsmouthuni LinkedIn - linkedin.com/school/university-of-portsmouth/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.