Multiple Sclerosis Treatments Benefit From Discovery of New Inflammatory Molecule
A newly discovered molecule could play a pivotal role in inflammatory diseases, including multiple sclerosis, according to researchers at Trinity…
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EXCLUSIVE: Multiple Sclerosis, Falls and Home Exercise to be Studied at University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
Dr. Jacob Sosnoff wants to know more about falling — something that few multiple sclerosis (MS) researchers focus on, even though…
Multiple Sclerosis Study Explores Walking, Cycling, Yoga Effects on Cognition
A new study suggests that different types of physical activity might help the mental processes of…
Multiple Sclerosis: How Can MRI Measurements be Improved in Trials?
A study from German researchers might help to determine how multiple sclerosis is assessed in treatment trials. Published February 6…
Acorda Announces Phase 1 Results for Remyelinating Antibody in Multiple Sclerosis
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. has released results from a Phase 1 clinical trial of rHIgM22 for multiple sclerosis, showing…
MediciNova To Present on Multiple Sclerosis Therapy at American Academy of Neurology 67th Annual Meeting
MediciNova, Inc., has announced the acceptance of an abstract describing their ongoing Phase 2b clinical trial of MN-166 (ibudilast) in progressive multiple…
A Step Toward Multiple Sclerosis Treatment? Phase 2 ANTI-LINGO-1 Results Announced
Biogen Idec, a Cambridge Massachusetts Biotechnology company, has released results from its Phase 2 acute optic neuritis (AON) RENEW…
Multiple Sclerosis Risk Does not Increase with HPV Vaccine According to Study
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can help protect against several health problems, including cervical cancers in women. Some reports have raised…
Long-Term Multiple Sclerosis Progress Can Be Better Determined Using NEDA Standard
A study published on December 22 in JAMA Neurology emphasizes that a standard measurement used to gauge multiple…
Mouse Fat Stem Cells May Be Beneficial for Studying Transplantation in Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers in Spain have found that specific fat stem cells from mice could be excellent tools for studying transplantation…
Can Tryptophan Help Improve Memory in Multiple Sclerosis Patients?
Have you ever eaten a turkey dinner and afterwards someone says that the feeling of drowsiness is caused by…
Unraveling Myelin’s Mystery With Neutron Diffraction
Researchers have uncovered new information about myelin, a fatty substance that wraps around the axons of brain cells (neurons)…
Failure of Brain Development in Early MS Suggests Need for Neuroprotection
Researchers from Canada and the U.S. have found that brains of young people with multiple sclerosis fail to develop…
Scientists Block Multiple Sclerosis in Mice Using Estrogen-Like Drug
A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, along with other collaborators, have identified a drug associated…
Newly Identified Immune Cell Sheds Light on Multiple Sclerosis Cause
Researchers from the National University of Singapore have found a new type of immune cell that could aid in…
Oceans of Hope Yacht For MS Awareness Anchored In Boston
The Oceans of Hope yacht, part of the Sailing Sclerosis Foundation project, has recently arrived in Boston after its…
Researchers Find MS Drug Fingolimod Decreases Gd-enhancing Lesions
Fingolimod is a disease modifying therapy (DMT) used to treat relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients as…
New Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Drug Approved By FDA
Biogen Idec, a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative therapies for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, hematologic conditions and…
HIV Infection May Suppress Development of MS, According To Study
According to a study published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, HIV infection is correlated to a…
Data From Multiple Sclerosis Study of Trimesta For Disability, Cognitive Improvements in Women To Be Presented at ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS 2014
Synthetic Biologics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel drug candidates targeting specific pathogens that cause serious infections and diseases,…
NYSCF Scientists Closer to Developing Cell Replacement Therapy For Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute have made encouraging advances in the development of…
Bike Multiple Sclerosis Cactus Takes Place This Weekend in Texas
The next Bike Multiple Sclerosis Cactus and Crude event, a bike run hosted by the National MS…
As MS Rises In The Arab World, Dubai Hosts First Multiple Sclerosis Conference In The Region
The Middle East North Africa Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis has recently announced the first MENACTRIMS…
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Gilenya May Also Stop Chemotherapy Pain, According To Research
A team of researchers from the University of Saint Louis has found a molecular pathway involved in a painful…
Experimental Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Therapy From Receptos Reveals Positive Endpoint Data in Phase 2 Results
Following the promising results of prior trials, Receptos, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the treatment of immune and…
New Analysis Suggests Some MS Patients Need Extra Encouragement For Physical Activity
A secondary analysis of data from a previous trial of an Internet-based exercise intervention in patients…
Novartis And Tictrac Raise Awareness For MS With Health Tracking Challenge
Pharmaceutical company Novartis and health tracking and analytics platform Tictrac recently partnered up to support World Multiple Sclerosis Day and raise…
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use Adopts Positive Opinion For Plegridy As a Treatment for MS In The European Union
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency recently offered a positive opinion for the marketing authorization…
Combined Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Using Copaxone Relieves RRMS Symptoms In Study
Although the biological activity by which Copaxone (glatiramer) exerts its effects i multiple sclerosis (MS) patients is not fully understood,…
New Report Cautions Marijuana As Treatment For MS
Marijuana has been approved for medicinal purposes in a number of U.S. states, however it still remains a much…