Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be marked by problems with the body’s ability to make new mitochondria — the small structures inside plant and animal cells that serve as tiny power plants for turning food into usable energy. That’s the key finding of a new study in which researchers discovered…
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I’m sitting in the family room while my wife, Robin, stands in the kitchen. The dirty dishes are overflowing in the sink. If she leaves them, I’ll notice — and not be happy. If she cleans them, I’ll notice nothing, and life will go on. So she washes the dishes,…
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People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who report difficulty sleeping tend to have reduced flow in what essentially serves as the body’s biological sewer system for removing waste from the brain, a new study suggests. The findings imply that getting a good night’s sleep may meaningfully affect brain biology in…
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People with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) may have less diverse gut bacteria than healthy people, with shifts in genes involved in how well certain bacteria break through the body’s defenses, according to a study. The findings add to growing evidence that changes in the microbiota may be linked to…
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A new experimental cell therapy that pairs a patient’s own red blood cells with myelin protein fragments safely calmed the immune system and helped dampen the inflammatory attack that drives multiple sclerosis (MS), according to results from an early-stage clinical trial. The novel approach works by retraining the body’s…
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