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Multiple Sclerosis Research: Myelin Influences How Brain Cells Send Signals
July 21, 2011 The development of a new cell-culture system that mimics how specific nerve cell fibers in the brain become coated with protective myelin opens up new avenues of research about multiple sclerosis. ... > full story -
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Health Gains from Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Come at a High Price, Study Finds
July 20, 2011 A new study shows that the health gains associated with a category of medications commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) -- know as disease modifying drugs -- come at a very high cost when ... > full story -
Poor Bone Health May Start Early in People With Multiple Sclerosis
July 11, 2011 Osteoporosis and low bone density are common in people in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new ... > full story -
Getting Enough 'Sunshine Vitamin' May Not Just Be About Catching Rays, New Blood Test Reveals
June 29, 2011 Researchers have developed a new highly-accurate blood test which can detect how much a patient’s diet could be responsible for a lack of the so-called ‘sunshine vitamin’. Vitamin D ... > full story -
Multiple Sclerosis-Like Disease Discovered in Monkeys
June 28, 2011 Researchers have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that is very much like multiple sclerosis in humans -- a discovery that could have a major impact on efforts to understand the ... > full story -
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Breakthrough in the Search for New Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
June 21, 2011 Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism which could bring about the development of new treatments for multiple sclerosis -- a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous ... > full story -
Shingles May Be Related to Elevated Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
June 8, 2011 Taiwanese investigators have found that there can be a significantly higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) occurring in the year following a shingles, or herpes zoster, attack. The findings support ... > full story -
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Link Between Environment and Genetics in Triggering Multiple Sclerosis: Discovery Points to Personalized Treatments
May 31, 2011 Environmental and inherited risk factors associated with multiple sclerosis -- previously poorly understood and not known to be connected -- converge to alter a critical cellular function linked to ... > full story -
Vitamin D Levels Low in African-Americans With Multiple Sclerosis
May 23, 2011 African-Americans who have multiple sclerosis (MS) have lower vitamin D levels than African-Americans who don't have the disease, according to a new study. However, most of the difference in vitamin ... > full story -
New Nanoscale Imaging May Lead to New Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis
May 23, 2011 Laboratory studies by chemical engineers may lead to new experimental methods for early detection and diagnosis -- and to possible treatments -- for pathological tissues that are precursors to ... > full story
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