Robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) may be the most effective form of physical exercise for improving mobility among people with severe…
Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
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.
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Pasithea Therapeutics investigational multiple sclerosis vaccine, PAS002, effectively delayed disease onset and reduced disease severity in a mouse…
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Tysabri (natalizumab) outperforms other disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in its ability to lessen a range of patient-reported symptoms in…
Adding a specialized nurse practitioner (NP) to a neurologist-based standard care team was found to significantly lessen depression and anxiety…
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Breakthrough Health, a startup company that created the Emilyn mobile app to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS)…
Exercise prior to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) was associated with less depression and anxiety among patients, likely…
Greater feelings of social support predicted better sleep quality in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) during the COVID-19…
Rune Labs has partnered with Coastal Research Institute (CRI) to identify new and noninvasive biomarkers of the loss…
An eight-week calorie-restricted diet plan — known as intermittent fasting — led to immune and metabolic changes among people with…
Helius Medical Technologies has launched an online training module for physical therapists who wish to use the company’s…
A six-week program combining yoga and group discussions about resilience led to significant reductions in fatigue and anxiety, and improvements…
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Delaying the start of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) increases the risk of people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) needing…
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Lower levels of income and education, as well as other socioeconomic factors, are associated with the presence and severity of…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a partial clinical hold on Phase 3 trials testing the investigational…
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The Phase 3 RELEASE MSS1 clinical trial testing nabiximols oral spray failed to meet its primary goal of easing…
OM1 has created an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm to estimate scores on the expanded disability status scale (EDSS),…
Ublituximab, an investigational antibody-based treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), was efficacious across most patient subgroups, and led to marked…
A short course of high-dose methylprednisolone was associated with signs of mild liver injury in nearly 3% of multiple…
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant (aHSCT) has shown some promise as a treatment option for highly active relapsing-remitting…
The risk of erectile dysfunction was about three times greater in men with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with healthy…
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has opened MS Bike, an annual cycling event to raise awareness and funds for…
Alcohol intake is not significantly associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), but specifically drinking beer…
Cresence AS has sold its epidermal growth factor (EGF) platform comprising investigational therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS)…