The pilot study by MS research team finds improvements in neuropsychological tests and the performance of everyday life activities KESSLER FOUNDATION East Hanover, NJ. September 18, 2018. A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers underscores the importance of processing speed in overall cognitive function in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their performance of everyday...
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B cells among factors leading to brain lesions in multiple sclerosis
A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich has shown that in multiple sclerosis it is not only specific T cells that cause inflammation and lesions in the brain. B cells, a different type of immune cell, also play a role. These cells activate T cells in the blood. This discovery...
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Study finds multiple sclerosis drug slows brain shrinkage
NIH-funded trial offers hope for disease with limited treatment options NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage. The study also showed that the main side effects of...
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MS researchers find new ways to regenerate the brain’s insulation
University of Melbourne researchers have found a way to rebuild damaged nerve coverings that cause Multiple Sclerosis. Myelin sheath. Credit: Wikipedia Finding ways to restore the myelin sheath is recognised as important to preventing the progression of disability in MS patients. Researcher Jessica Fletcher led the team who made the discovery and their findings are published in...
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Researchers discover novel subtype of multiple sclerosis
Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a new subtype of multiple sclerosis (MS), providing a better understanding of the individualized nature of the disease. Bruce Trapp, PhD, Cleveland Clinic. Credit: Cleveland Clinic MS has long been characterized as a disease of the brain’s white matter, where immune cells destroy myelin—the fatty protective covering on nerve cells. The destruction...
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Could vaccine for a common virus stop multiple sclerosis? Doctors think they have discovered the cause of disease
Multiple sclerosis is triggered when the immune system attacks the nerves It develops after two common infections which cause the body to attack itself Doctors think vaccine against one of the viruses may be key to future MS prevention A vaccine for avoiding multiple sclerosis has moved a step closer, as doctors believe they have...
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Brain iron levels may predict multiple sclerosis disabilities
July 17, 2018, Radiological Society of North America A new, highly accurate MRI technique can monitor iron levels in the brains of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and help identify those at a higher risk for developing a physical disability, according to a study published in the journalRadiology. Image shows voxelwise analysis of quantitative susceptibility maps within...
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A constellation of symptoms presages first definitive signs of multiple sclerosis
Study is largest-ever effort to identify symptoms that appear before MS diagnosis UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA During the five years before people develop the first clinically recognized signs of multiple sclerosis (MS), they are up to four times more likely to be treated for nervous system disorders such as pain or sleep problems, and are...
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Exposure to paint, varnish, other solvents linked to increased risk of multiple sclerosis
July 3, 2018, American Academy of Neurology People who have been exposed to paint, varnish and other solvents and who also carry genes that make them more susceptible to developing multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at much greater risk of developing the disease than people who have only the exposure to solvents or the MS genes,...
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Mechanism controlling multiple sclerosis risk identified
While the DNA sequence remains the same throughout a person’s life, the expression of the encoded genes may change with time and contribute to disease development in genetically predisposed individuals. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have now discovered a new mechanism of a major risk gene for multiple sclerosis (MS) that triggers disease through so-called epigenetic...