Lindsey Shapiro, PhD,  science writer—

Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Lindsey Shapiro

How Eating Meat Affects MS via Gut Microbiome, Immune Cells Detailed

A relationship between meat consumption and how it affects gut bacteria, immune cell profiles, and metabolism was identified in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) participating in a small study. Specifically, a diet rich in meat was associated with a decrease in Bacteriodes thetaiotaomicron, a common gut bacteria that works…

After Pregnancy, Women Show More Brain Lesions, Volume Loss

Women with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) have more brain lesions and accelerated brain volume loss (BVL) after pregnancy compared with pre-pregnancy measurements, recent data showed. Brain lesions in the early postpartum period — the first months following childbirth — were associated with a higher risk of worsened disability and relapse…

2nd Patient to Get Foralumab Nasal Spray After Promising First Data

Following promising data from the first participant in a special access program that’s testing foralumab nasal spray for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), a second patient has been enrolled in the ongoing evaluation. The first patient in the study, by Tiziana Life Sciences, the nasal spray’s developer, was halfway through…