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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: 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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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 -
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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Multiple Sclerosis Disease Progression Clarified Through MRI
August 28, 2007 Using magnetic resonance images of the brain, researchers have identified a new abnormality related to disease progression and disability in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a new ... > full story -
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'Designer Estrogen' Identified As Potential MS Drug
August 27, 2007 While people with multiple sclerosis have many choices for anti-inflammatory drugs to help prevent flare-ups of their physical symptoms, no medication exists to stop MS from causing degeneration of ... > full story
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