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New partnership uses AI to fast-track oral pill for MS depression and fatigue

Cantex Pharmaceuticals and Headlamp Health are teaming up to fast-track an oral treatment for the debilitating depression and fatigue that affects many people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). The partnership centers…

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With MS, I want to be my best self-advocate, not my worst self-adversary

I have a bad habit. OK, several, but I’m only going to address one of them today. I tend to have a lot of imaginary debates or arguments in my head where I anticipate another person’s points, counterpoints, and questions to craft a perfect response. It isn’t an entirely bad…

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MRI and disability scores better predict RRMS cognitive decline than blood tests

In stable relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), higher physical disability scores and brain volume loss on MRI are stronger indicators of cognitive impairment than common blood biomarkers. A new study found that while blood tests often fail to reflect mental decline, MRI scans and standard disability tests can successfully identify…

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Miniature brains grown in lab may help evaluate MS treatments

28bio has developed miniature brain models to help evaluate potential treatments that aim to repair myelin, the fatty coating around nerve fibers that is damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other conditions. The CNS-3D Myelinated Organoids contain multiple brain cell types, including nerve cells and myelin-producing oligodendrocytes.

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2 common MS treatments show equal benefit in late-onset disease

Two commonly used disease-modifying treatments seem to be equally effective for most people with late-onset multiple sclerosis (LOMS), according to a real-world analysis. Anti-CD20 therapies, designed to reduce immune cells that produce disease-driving antibodies, and S1P receptor modulators, which work by preventing pro-inflammatory immune cells from reaching the brain,…

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Featured ColumnLike laundry, living with MS requires ongoing maintenance

Just as laundry requires constant upkeep, the daily maintenance involved in living with MS never really ends, says columnist Ahna Crum.

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