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Turning Down Gene Expression Promotes Nerve Cell Maintenance
February 2, 2009 A new study of myelin, a protein key to efficient neuronal transmission, reveals that a microRNA signal fine-tunes ... > full story -
Stem Cell Transplant Reverses Early-Stage Multiple Sclerosis
January 29, 2009 Researchers appear to have reversed the neurological dysfunction of early-stage multiple sclerosis patients by transplanting their own immune stem cells into their bodies and thereby "resetting" ... > full story -
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Relapses More Frequent In Patients Diagnosed With Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis
January 12, 2009 Patients who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 appear to experience more relapses of symptoms than those diagnosed with the disease as adults, according to a new ... > full story -
Immune Molecule Decreases Severity Of Multiple Sclerosis-Like Disease In Mice
December 30, 2008 Scientists have explored the expression of an immune molecule (CXCL1) that interacts with myelin-producing cells, finding that CXCL1 decreases the severity of disease in a mouse model of multiple ... > full story -
Nerve Cell Defect Contributes to Multiple Sclerosis
December 22, 2008 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the brain and spinal cord that progresses overtime, with increasing disability. It occurs when the immune system inappropriately attacks both the ... > full story -
Vitamin D Deficiency In Infants And Nursing Mothers Carries Long-Term Disease Risks
December 16, 2008 Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks associated ... > full story -
Popular Hypothesis Concerning Emergence Of Multiple Sclerosis Contested
December 16, 2008 During an autoimmune disease, the endogenous defence system (the immune system) loses the ability to distinguish between "self" and "foreign." As a consequence, the immune system directs its defence ... > full story -
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If MRI Shows Signs Of Multiple Sclerosis, Will The Disease Develop?
December 10, 2008 With more and more people having brain MRIs for various reasons, doctors are finding people whose scans show signs of multiple sclerosis even though they have no symptoms of the disease. A new study ... > full story -
Vaccine Against Multiple Sclerosis? Mouse Experiment Yields Promising Results
December 1, 2008 Researchers in Germany have succeeded in vaccinating mice with specially treated, autologous immune cells and preventing them from developing encephalitis, which is similar to multiple sclerosis in ... > full story -
Intraspinal Implant Of Mesenchymal Stem Cells May Not Heal The Demyelinated Spinal Cord
November 12, 2008 Researchers have been unable to show remyelination of the spinal cord following direct implantation of bone marrow-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells in their studies aimed at finding ... > full story
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