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How Allergic Reactions Are Triggered
January 14, 2008 In demonstrating that a group of calcium ion channels play a crucial role in triggering inflammatory responses, researchers have not only solved a longstanding molecular mystery regarding the onset ... > full story -
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Genetic Breakthrough Offers Promise In Tackling Kidney Tumors
January 10, 2008 Early tests show promising results for a new treatment for tuberous sclerosis, which can cause tumors in organs throughout the body. The is the first study to identify the genes linked to the ... > full story -
Blood-Brain Barrier: A Misunderstood Key To Finding Life-Saving Cures To Brain Disease
December 18, 2007 Scientists demystify the blood-brain barrier. They suggest several strategies to propel research for treatments of brain diseases that include multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, obesity and ... > full story -
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Combination Therapy Including Antibiotics May Be Beneficial For Multiple Sclerosis
December 10, 2007 A preliminary study suggests that combining a medication currently used to treat multiple sclerosis with an antibiotic may slow the progress of the disease, according to a new article. The most ... > full story -
Hepatitis B Vaccine Not Associated With Childhood Multiple Sclerosis
December 3, 2007 Vaccinating against the hepatitis B virus does not appear to be associated with the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in childhood, according to a new article. Several studies have evaluated a ... > full story -
Safer Gene Therapy? Hope For Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and MS
October 26, 2007 It is possible to sustain therapeutic gene expression in the central nervous system for up to a year, even in the presence of an anti-viral immune response mechanism that is normally present in ... > full story -
Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability In Those With MS
October 13, 2007 Persons with multiple sclerosis who smoke risk increasing the amount of brain tissue shrinkage, a consequence of MS, and the subsequent severity of their disease, new research has ... > full story -
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MS That Runs In Families Appears More Severe Than Non-Familial MS
October 12, 2007 Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of a large group of patients with multiple sclerosis has provided the first evidence that those with a history of MS in their families show more severe brain damage ... > full story -
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Genes That Affect Responses Of Multiple Sclerosis Patients To Copaxone Identified
October 10, 2007 Getting the drug dosage correct can be a tricky exercise in trial and error in a disease like multiple sclerosis. Scientists have identified two genes that affect a patient's response to the drug ... > full story -
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Multiple Sclerosis Research
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Multiple Sclerosis: Myelin Sheath Repaired With Antibody In Mice
October 9, 2007 A human antibody administered in a single low dose in laboratory mouse models can repair myelin, the insulating covering of nerves that when damaged can lead to multiple sclerosis and other disorders ... > full story
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