Although multiple sclerosis (MS) affects millions of people worldwide, severely impacting their lives, to this day it remains unclear exactly what causes it, and there is currently no cure. What is the latest research on MS investigating, and what do the experts say about future research avenues? Where is the newest MS research headed to?...
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA A team led by the Institut de Neurociències at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc-UAB) managed to reduce chronic inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis in mice thanks to the administration of a type of lipid that mediates inflammation. The team found that these types of mediator substances, responsible for resolving the...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Demyelination by MS. The CD68 colored tissue shows several macrophages in the area of the lesion. Original scale 1:100. Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Marvin 101/Wikipedia A team of researchers at Atara Biotherapeutics has conducted a small Phase I clinical trial of a therapeutic called ATA188 that targets Epstein-Barr infections (EBV) as a treatment for...
30 MAR 2022 2:45 PM BY MITCH LESLIE When a T cell and a B cell embrace, the T cell may acquire a key protein. DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE SOURCE Multiple sclerosis (MS)—an autoimmune disease in which immune cells strip the protective myelin insulation from nerves—has long puzzled researchers. One key mystery is which of the...
Nancy A. Melville March 03, 2022 WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Stem cell transplantation is tied to complete elimination of relapse in patients with aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS), new long-term data show. In a retrospective study, investigators found patients with aggressive MS treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) experienced complete elimination of relapse, with no...
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY While many people skipped regular health check-ups during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research indicates that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) used online telehealth services more frequently to keep in contact with their health care providers and were highly satisfied with the outcome. The Kessler Foundation study, published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, examined...
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study has revealed detailed information on the various ways patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) become disabled, analyzing both the role of relapses on long-term outcomes and the role of worsening that occurs independent of any relapse activity. The study, led by researchers from The...
A new study found that part of the Epstein-Barr virus mimics a protein made in the brain and spinal cord, leading the immune system to mistakenly attack the body’s nerve cells. Scientists have long suspected — but failed to prove — a link between certain viral infections and the development of multiple sclerosis, a crippling...
An international team of researchers led by Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that a cell type in the central nervous system known as oligodendrocytes might have a different role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) than previously thought. The findings, published in the journal Neuron, could open for new therapeutical approaches to MS. MS is...
by University of Connecticut Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Eating more meat, having less of certain bacteria in the gut, and more of certain immune cells in the blood, all link with multiple sclerosis, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health and Washington University School of Medicine. The work, published in the 27 January...
