New research, published in the journal Nature Immunology, now shows how a high intake of salt may cause inflammation in multiple sclerosis. salt One recent study reveals how excessive salt consumption may trigger inflammation in people with MS. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body’s immune system destroys the protective coating...
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How scientists developed a breakthrough drug for multiple sclerosis
Imagine waking up to a world that blurs in front of you. Heading to the kitchen for breakfast, you’re hit with a wave of exhaustion, and your arms and legs feel like lead. This is the reality for the more than 400,000 people living with multiple sclerosis (MS), one of the most common neurological conditions...
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Breakthrough stem cell therapy could provide hope to millions living with MS
A new treatment which reboots the immune system using stem cell transplantation could relieve MS symptoms Multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease roughly 5,000 people are diagnosed with in the UK every year, is unpredictable and notoriously difficult to treat. That might all be about to change thanks to a breakthrough stem cell study that...
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MS stem cell treatment stabilises disease and reduced disability, trial shows
Pioneering international research has found stem cell treatment in people with active multiple sclerosis stabilises the disease and improves disability. The first ever international large scale randomised trial into autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown that the treatmentstabilised the disease and improved disability in people who had experienced...
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Team develops neuro test that distinguishes demyelinating diseases from multiple sclerosis
Mayo Clinic has launched a first-in-the-U.S. clinical test that will help patients who recently have been diagnosed with an inflammatory demyelinating disease (IDD) but may be unsure of the exact disorder. Neurologic-related diseases commonly affect the brain, optic nerves and the spinal cord, and this new test can distinguish other IDDs such as neuromyelitis optica,...
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Study shows how gut bacteria may trigger MS
Alterations in gut bacteria at a young age could help to trigger and progress multiple sclerosis in people who are genetically predisposed to the autoimmune disease. Could changes to gut bacteria give rise to MS? A team of researchers from Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, NJ, came to this conclusion after studying...
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Computational simulations suggest multiple sclerosis is a single disease
The diverse phenotype of Multiple Sclerosis is the consequence of the dynamic damage to the brain. Chronic autoimmune inflammatory damage to the brain produces waves of demyelination (blue line in the graph) and cumulative axonal loss (green line in the graph) in different intensities along time leading to all MS phenotypes. New research supports the...
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Multiple sclerosis: Oligodendrocytes from stem cells
A scientific collaboration between stem cell researchers of the Heinrich-Heine-University led by Prof. Küry (Dept. of Neurology) and by Prof. Adjaye (Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine) with support from British and Chilean colleagues resulted in a new publication on the prospective use of stem cells to generate cell replacement in diseases such...
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Fatty diet may boost risk of relapse in kids with multiple sclerosis, while high vegetable intake may halve risk
On the other hand, high vegetable intake may halve the risk of relapse, the findings indicate. Several genetic and environmental factors, including previous infection with Epstein Barr virus, exposure to cigarette smoke, and low vitamin D levels have all been associated with a heightened risk of MS. But what role, if any, diet may have,...
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Transcranial direct current stimulation reduces fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis
Researchers Lauren Krupp, MD, and Leigh Charvet, PhD, of the Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center led the new study People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who underwent a non-invasive form of electrical brain stimulation experienced significant reductions in fatigue, a common and often debilitating symptom of the disease, according to new research from the Multiple...