Cells that scientists have largely ignored when studying multiple sclerosis are actually key contributors to MS development, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows. The discovery suggests new avenues for devising treatments and is a vital step toward finding a cure. Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Scientists had assumed that these cells, known...
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A better MRI marker for disability progression in multiple sclerosis
by Ellen Goldbaum, University at Buffalo A retrospective, five-year study of 1,314 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has found that atrophied brain lesion volume is the only marker from MRI scans that can accurately predict which patients will progress to the most severe form of the disease. Secondary progressive MS, known as SPMS, typically appears...
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Genomic map implicates broad immune cell involvement in multiple sclerosis
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVING MEDICAL CENTER The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Consortium (IMSGC) reports the results of its latest study, “Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates peripheral immune cells and microglia in susceptibility”, in the journal Science today: the highly productive collaborative group presents a new milestone in its efforts to understand the genetic basis of multiple...
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AAN issues guideline on vaccines and multiple sclerosis
by American Academy of Neurology Can a person with multiple sclerosis (MS) get regular vaccines? According to a new guideline, the answer is yes. The guideline, developed by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), recommends that people with MS receive recommended vaccinations, including yearly flu shots. The guideline is published in the August 28, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the AAN,...
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Rejuvenating brain stem cells may hold key to future MS treatments
By Catharine Paddock PhD Fact checked by Paula Field Scientists have found a way to make older brain stem cells in rats more youthful. The discovery could lead to improved treatments for aging-related diseases that degrade the brain and nervous system. The research concerns oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs), which are a type of stem cell,...
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How childhood viral infections may later drive multiple sclerosis
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Paula Field Childhood viral infections that reach the brain may prime it for the development of autoimmune conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, later in life — this is what a recent study that scientists conducted in mice seems to suggest. Recent research has shown that multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most...
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MS patients at a greater risk of cancer, new study suggests
New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general population SPINK HEALTH (Oslo, Saturday, 29 June, 2019) New results of a 65-year follow-up study of nearly 7,000 Norwegian patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) suggest that patients may have a greater overall risk of developing cancer than the general population, with an especially high risk of cancer in respiratory organs, urinary organs and the central...
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What are the best exercises for MS?
By Jamie Eske Reviewed by Nancy Hammond, MD Exercise has a range of benefits for people with multiple sclerosis. It can, for example, help improve strength and mobility and boost mental well-being. In previous years, doctors recommended that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) avoid too much physical activity, believing that it could make fatigue and other symptoms worse. However, research...
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Obesity worsens disability in multiple sclerosis
Obesity is an aggravating factor in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, the most common form of the disease. A recent study by the Unit of Neurology and Neuro rehabilitation of the I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli (Italy) confirms that lipid metabolism can have a role in determining the severity of multiple sclerosis. Published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal, the research, involving...
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Deletion in mouse neutrophils offers clues to pathogenesis in multiple sclerosis
by Jeff Hansen, University of Alabama at Birmingham Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that damages the insulating sheaths of nerve cells of the central nervous system. People with the disease can lose vision, suffer weak limbs, show degenerative symptoms and exhibit impaired cognition. While multiple sclerosis has 17 approved therapies to modify the disease, none is able to halt disease...