Multiple Sclerosis News
July 4, 2024
Top Headlines
June 6, 2024 — The role that Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) plays in the development of Multiple Sclerosis may be caused a higher level of cross-reactivity, where the body's immune system binds to the wrong target, than ...
May 28, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated how B cells infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can contribute to a pathogenic, inflammatory phenotype that contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS); the group has also shown how these problematic B cells can be ...
May 22, 2024 — Researcher leads a new clinical trial testing her flicker technology on patients with ...
Mar. 25, 2024 — Researchers have provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to neurological ...
Latest Headlines
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Apr. 24, 2024 — Immigrants to Canada who have spent a greater proportion of their lives in Canada have a greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than ...
Mar. 21, 2024 — Researchers have identified a mechanism that causes neurological problems in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19. The ...
Feb. 20, 2024 — Scientists have identified a new therapeutic approach for combating neurodegenerative diseases, offering hope of improved treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Vanishing White ...
Feb. 8, 2024 — An international study has used a computational biology tool that, by analyzing a multitude of biological data from multiple sclerosis patients ...
Jan. 9, 2024 — A combination of only 11 proteins can predict long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) for different individuals. The identified proteins could be used to tailor treatments to the ...
Dec. 11, 2023 — A new study provides us with a better understanding of how the brain responds to injuries. Researchers have discovered that a protein called Snail ...
Dec. 8, 2023 — Pre-clinical studies using a small molecule drug have shown promise as a potential new treatment for multiple sclerosis ...
Nov. 6, 2023 — Multiple sclerosis patients whose blood tests reveal elevated NfL, a biomarker of nerve damage, could see worsening disability one to two years later, according to a new ...
Sep. 25, 2023 — New research is painting a clearer picture of the early signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), showing that people are nearly twice as likely to experience mental illness in the years leading up to the ...
Sep. 25, 2023 — Inflammation is the sign that our body is defending itself against an aggression. But when this response escalates, for example in the brain, it can lead to serious neurological or psychiatric ...
Earlier Headlines
Aug. 8, 2023 — It has been known for several years that the diagnosis 'multiple sclerosis' conceals a whole range of different illnesses, each requiring customized treatment. Researchers have now ...
July 19, 2023 — People who start taking medication soon after the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a lower risk of disability later, according to a new ...
July 12, 2023 — Two injectable therapies accounted for nearly 100 percent of medications for patients in 2001, but by 2020 that decreased to about 25 ...
July 6, 2023 — A study has demonstrated for the first time that diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be significantly improved by additionally measuring the thickness of retinal layers in the eye. Use of the ...
June 28, 2023 — A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has for the first time identified a genetic variant associated with faster progression of the disease, an accumulation of disability ...
June 28, 2023 — Scientists identify the first genetic marker for MS severity, opening the door to preventing long-term ...
June 15, 2023 — A new study has identified a treatment that could repair myelin in the cortex, undoing some of the damage caused by ...
June 12, 2023 — A decade after scientists identified an over-the-counter antihistamine as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, researchers have developed an approach to measure the drug's effectiveness in ...
Mar. 16, 2023 — Criteria used by neurologists to assess for multiple sclerosis (MS) in adults may fail to identify the illness in children with imaging suspicious for the disease, an oversight that could delay ...
Mar. 8, 2023 — A pilot trial tested the nasal administration of the drug Foralumab, an anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody. Investigators found evidence that the drug dampened the inflammatory T cell response and ...
Feb. 1, 2023 — A researcher is one step closer to demonstrating the potential of a brain molecule called fractalkine to halt and even reverse the effects of multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases. ...
Dec. 21, 2022 — In people with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), hematopoietic stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some other MS medications, according to a new study. The ...
Dec. 12, 2022 — Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is almost always accompanied by fatigue, a massive tiredness that is described by the vast majority of patients as the most distressing symptom. In a recent scientific study, ...
Nov. 18, 2022 — A study has found that anti-hyperglycemic medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes resulted in an increased risk of multiple sclerosis for people older than 45, particularly among ...
Nov. 10, 2022 — Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and ...
Nov. 4, 2022 — Sex differences in the aging brain may offer an enticing clue for developing more effective neuroprotective treatments, according to a new research ...
Oct. 6, 2022 — Researchers demonstrate the relationship between the rate of cognitive fatigue in MS and microstructural brain changes. The findings promise to advance development of clinical interventions for ...
Sep. 20, 2022 — The zebrafish serves as a model organism for researchers around the world: it can be used to study important physiological processes that also take place in a similar form in the human body. It is ...
Aug. 24, 2022 — Researchers have known people who live farther from the equator are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) and have often attributed that to vitamin D exposure. But countries farther from the ...
Aug. 10, 2022 — Quality of life is a measure of a person's level of comfort, health and happiness. For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a new study has found there are specific factors that may affect a ...
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