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Genetic Differences May Help Explain Response To Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
January 14, 2008 — By comparing the DNA of patients with multiple sclerosis whose symptoms are reduced by interferon beta therapy to the DNA of those who continue to experience relapses, researchers may have identified ... > 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 -
Statin Use May Be Associated With Reduced Cancer Risk, Says Study
January 8, 2008 — Patients taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may be at lower risk for developing cancer, especially lung and colorectal cancers. However, it is unknown whether statins directly prevent ... > 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 -
Understanding The Nervous System To Improve Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis
November 6, 2007 — Uncover the neural communication links involved in myelination, the process of protecting a nerve's axon, and it may become possible to reverse the breakdown of the nervous system's electrical ... > 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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