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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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Huntington's Disease
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 -
Smoking Has No Effect On Progression Of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests
October 8, 2007 — Contrary to an earlier report, smoking appears to have no effect on the progression of multiple sclerosis, according to a new study. Researchers surveyed 364 people at both the initial and secondary ... > full story -
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Huntington's Disease
Cell-Surface Sugar Defects May Trigger Nerve Damage In Multiple Sclerosis Patients
September 20, 2007 — Defects on cell-surface sugars may promote the short-term inflammation and long-term neurodegeneration that occurs in the central nervous system of multiple sclerosis patients, according to a new ... > full story -
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Disease Activity Increases After MS Patients Stop Drug
September 12, 2007 — People with multiple sclerosis who stop taking the drug natalizumab may experience a rebound increase in disease activity, according to a new study. The study involved 21 people who had MRI scans of ... > full story -
Counselling Conquers Constipation
September 12, 2007 — Psychological factors can make people more likely to suffer physical illness, but cognitive behavioural therapy can help sufferers manage their condition. "People often pigeonhole diseases as being ... > full story -
Cellular Marker For Multiple Sclerosis Discovered
August 31, 2007 — In their search for the cellular and molecular causes of multiple sclerosis, scientists have identified a subgroup of protective immune cells (suppressor cells) which are strikingly reduced in number ... > full story
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