Multiple Sclerosis News

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Converted Into Brain Support Cells

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Spasticity Gene Finding Provides Clues to Causes of Nerve Cell Degeneration

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Hopes for Reversing Age-Associated Effects in MS Patients

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Depression, Psychiatrists Report

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Different Area of Brain

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Autism May Involve Disordered White Matter in the Brain

Posted November 1, 2011:

• New Drug Shows Promise Against Multiple Sclerosis

Posted October 24, 2011:

• High-Dose Vitamin D May Not Be Better Than Low-Dose Vitamin D in Treating Multiple Sclerosis

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Precision With Stem Cells a Step Forward for Treating Multiple Sclerosis, Other Diseases

Posted October 6, 2011:

• New Oral Drug Found to Reduce Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Remitting Multiple Sclerosis: Natalizumab Reduces Relapses and Disability, Review Suggests

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Breaching the Blood-Brain Barrier: Finding May Permit Drug Delivery to the Brain for Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Brain Cancers
• New Imaging Technique Evaluates Nerve Damage

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Mutation Links Inherited Narcolepsy With Multiple Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Starving Inflammatory Immune Cells Slows Damage Caused by Multiple Sclerosis, Study Finds

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis Research Doubles Number of Genes Associated With the Disease, Increasing the Number to Over 50

Posted July 21, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis Research: Myelin Influences How Brain Cells Send Signals

Posted July 20, 2011:

• Health Gains from Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Come at a High Price, Study Finds

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Poor Bone Health May Start Early in People With Multiple Sclerosis

Posted June 28, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis-Like Disease Discovered in Monkeys

Posted June 21, 2011:

• Breakthrough in the Search for New Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis

Posted May 31, 2011:

• Link Between Environment and Genetics in Triggering Multiple Sclerosis: Discovery Points to Personalized Treatments

Posted May 23, 2011:

• Vitamin D Levels Low in African-Americans With Multiple Sclerosis

Posted May 19, 2011:

• Viagra Could Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms, Study Suggests

Posted May 12, 2011:

• Hormone Precursor Inhibits Brain Inflammation: Molecule Moderates Condition Linked to Neurodegenerative Diseases
• New X-Ray Method for Understanding Brain Disorders Better

Posted April 24, 2011:

• GM-CSF Required for the Immune Attack in Multiple Sclerosis

Posted April 18, 2011:

• Common Virus Plus Low Sunlight Exposure May Increase Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
• Compound Effectively Halts Progression of Multiple Sclerosis in Animal Model

Posted March 28, 2011:

• Marijuana Use May Hurt Intellectual Skills in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Posted March 27, 2011:

• Possible New Target for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted March 14, 2011:

• Vitamin D Insufficiency High Among Patients With Early Parkinson Disease

Posted March 9, 2011:

• Vascular Brain Disorder Often Misdiagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis, Study Finds

Posted March 7, 2011:

• Multiple Sclerosis Blocked in Mouse Model: Barring Immune Cells from Brain Prevents Symptoms

Posted March 3, 2011:

• How Sunlight May Reduce the Severity of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted February 8, 2011:

• Hope for Stroke Victims

Posted February 7, 2011:

• Sun Exposure, Vitamin D May Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

Posted January 31, 2011:

• More Than Allergies: Histamine May Be a Possible Drug Target for Multiple Sclerosis

Posted January 26, 2011:

• Membrane Molecule Keeps Nerve Impulses Hopping

Posted January 17, 2011:

• Plasma Exchange Effective in Treating Severe MS Relapses, Neuropathies, New Guideline Recommends

Posted January 5, 2011:

• Women With Multiple Sclerosis More Likely to Have MS-Related Gene Than Men

Posted December 8, 2010:

• Blueberries and Other Purple Fruits to Ward Off Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's

Posted November 29, 2010:

• New Tool to Measure Quality of Patient Care

Posted November 17, 2010:

• Mysterious Cells May Play Role in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Study Examines Relationship Between Autoimmune Skin Disease and Neurologic Disorders

Posted November 12, 2010:

• Beating the Regeneration Blockers: New Group of Interacting Partners for Myelin-Associated Receptors

Posted November 8, 2010:

• Low Vitamin D While Pregnant or Breastfeeding May Not Be Associated With Multiple Sclerosis Relapse

Posted October 25, 2010:

• Anti-Cholesterol Drugs Could Help Stave Off Seizures, Research Suggests

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