Below is an instruction from Human. Write a response.
    ### Instruction:
    what research (or clinical trials) is being done for Neuromyelitis Optica ?
    ### Response:
    The mission of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is to seek fundamental knowledge of the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. The NINDS is a component of the National Institutes of Health, the leading supporter of biomedical research in the world.
    