Study Shows Skin Problems Can Be Caused by Interferon-β MS Therapy
Skin problems may be caused by interferon-β, a common treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study published…
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Nano-Drugs in Liposomes Could Treat Multiple Sclerosis
Nano-drugs encased in liposomes could one day be used to treat neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a…
Approach to Treating MS May be Transformed Thanks to Newly Discovered Connection Between Immune-Nervous Systems
An exciting new discovery has turned the medical world upside down, and could have important implications for the treatment of…
l-Carnitine Not Effective For Depression and Chronic Fatigue in MS and Neuromyelitis Optica
A new study confirmed that depression and chronic fatigue often occur in multiple sclerosis (MS); and in a related…
Brain Implant That Moves Moves Robot Arm Could Someday Help MS Patients With Paralysis
A new robotic device could help people with all types of paralysis, including patients with multiple sclerosis. Erik Sorto is the…
11-Year Follow-up of Bayer’s BENEFIT Interferon-beta1b Treatment Reveals Positive Results For MS Patients
Results from the BENEFIT11 trial indicate that early treatment with IFNB-1b leads to improvements in cognition and fatigue in the long-term, as…
Gut Bacteria: Key to MS?
There has been a great deal of recent interest in the connection between nervous system function and the complex bacteria…
PA Hospital Begins Offering LEMTRADA as Treatment for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
The Allegheny General Hospital in Pennsylvania is now offering a new treatment option for people with relapsing remitting multiple…
Amarantus Releases Preliminary Data From Blood-Based MS Diagnostic
Amarantus BioScience has released preliminary data from a blood test for multiple sclerosis (MS) called the MSPrecise diagnostic. The company believes that the…
Problem Drinking in MS Associated with Anxiety and Family History
Multiple sclerosis (MS) presents many life-altering challenges, but most patients naturally focus most often on the physical challenges associated with the condition:…
Myelin Repair Foundation and NIH to Study Guanabenz for MS
The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) will initiate a clinical trial of guanabenz in people…
Genzyme’s LEMTRADA Maintain’s Effectiveness in Reducing Brain Atrophy According to Recent Study Results
Genzyme presented new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from the Lemtrada® (alemtuzumab) clinical development program on April 23, 2015, at the 67th American…
Preliminary Results For MS Stem Cell Trial Reveals Safety, Tolerability in Test Subjects
Tisch MS Research Center of New York (Tisch MSRCNY) researchers presented preliminary results from an FDA-approved Phase I…
Can Suppressing a Protein Associated With Good Health Help Treat MS?
Gladstone Institutes scientists have discovered a successful new treatment that could potentially be used in multiple sclerosis (MS). The treatment involves…
Phase III Study of Experimental MS Therapy Meets Primary Endpoint, Results to be Presented at ANN Meeting
MedDay, a French biotechnology company that studies treatments for nervous system disorders, including multiple sclerosis, announced that MD1003, a…
Two Already-Approved Medications Could Treat MS
Two already available medications could be used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS). In a new study titled, “Drug Based Modulation…
Co-existing MS and FM Influences Pain Threshold, According to New Study
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) commonly experience a low pain threshold and sensitivity to heat and cold. If a person…
Biogen to Focus on RRMS Disease Management, Treatment at Upcoming Conference
Biogen plans to present new clinical data at the 67th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in Washington D.C., April…
Wellness for People with MS Outlined in New Paper From the National MS Society
The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society recently released a recent paper on wellness titled “Wellness for People…
Can Exercise Improve MS-Related Cognitive Problems?
Can exercise help brain function in people with multiple sclerosis (MS)? A new study suggests that it is…
MS Treatment Using Stem Cells Shows Promise Compared to Medication
New research from Italy and Spain demonstrated that intense immunosuppression followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) was better than the medication mitoxantrone…
MS Progression May Be Stopped By New Anti-inflammatory Molecule
Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the oldest research center in Australia, developed a molecule that may quell inflammation and…
MS Patients Weigh In on Physician Conflicts of Interest in New Study
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is difficult enough for those who have it, causing damage to the nervous system, difficulty with…
Can Emotional Health Influence MS Treatment Outcomes?
Emotional health is important when battling any illness, including multiple sclerosis (MS). Despite this, sometimes the benefits of emotional…
Two Progressive MS Phase III Trials to be Presented at AAN Annual Meeting
Myelin — the fatty substance that wraps around nerve cells — is lost in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Novel Switch for Autoimmune Diseases Could Play Role In MS
National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists may have discovered a critical immune system switch that could affect genes involved in…
Multiple Sclerosis Damage May be Prevented by Novel Molecules
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified new compounds that could protect…
Myelin Damage Caused by MS Could be Slowed, Prevented by Protein
Image credit: Yaming Wang/Bernd Zinselmeyer A new study has shown that a protein called TREM2 may inhibit microglial repair of…
Multiple Sclerosis Could be Treated with a Surprising Medication
An already approved medication used for bladder problems might help to treat multiple sclerosis, according to researchers at…
New White Paper Educates MS, Other Autoimmune Disease Patients on Biosimilars
Do you know what biosimilar medicines do, and why they are important? If you do, then you might be in…