Higher blood levels of neurofilament light chain (NfL), a well-established marker of nerve damage, are associated with lower daily activity in people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), a study found. The study also demonstrated that patients in whom NfL levels increased more rapidly over time tended to…
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Life always comes with difficulties, and throwing a debilitating chronic illness on top of everything else is never easy. I believe my multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms began in early July 2008. I was dragging my left leg and foot, so I had to borrow my grandmother’s walker and take…
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A high-fat diet may lead to worse disability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by altering the composition of gut bacteria, leading to changes in the number of immune cells that enter the brain, a study in mice suggests. According to the researchers, these findings show how a diet…
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Prior infection with the cytomegalovirus (CMV), a type of herpesvirus, was associated with lower odds of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), while herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection showed no significant association with the disease. That’s according to a study involving data from more than 320,000 individuals in Israel that also…
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A specialized MRI technique detected signs of myelin and iron loss in nerve fibers beneath the brain’s outer layer in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), but not in those with a related disease, called neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). That’s according to a study in China that also…
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