Differences in gut bacteria may affect how people with multiple sclerosis (MS) respond to dietary interventions, according to a…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
A new report from the National MS Society reveals that despite major advances in treatments over the last few…
Abnormal fat buildup inside the brain’s immune cells may help to drive neurological damage and disability progression in people with…
Advocates around the globe are coming together this Saturday, May 30, for World MS Day to push for better…
Many women with multiple sclerosis (MS) have misconceptions or a lack of information about how the disease may affect…
Using psychoactive drugs such as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, cannabis, or opioids may help ease certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis…
The two main mouse models used to study myelin damage in multiple sclerosis (MS) each replicate important but distinct…
Tiziana Life Sciences‘ experimental nasal spray foralumab continues to show signs that it may help slow disability progression and…
Cantex Pharmaceuticals and Headlamp Health are teaming up to fast-track…
A new type of MRI scan may be able to distinguish active multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions from chronic…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the infusion therapy Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) for treating children with…
People in the U.S. with commercial insurance wait nearly 50 days on average for a first visit to neurologist, and…
The amount of sugar in the brain plays a key role in governing the activity of oligodendrocytes, the brain cells…
Eating greater amounts of ultra-processed foods is significantly linked to a higher likelihood of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in…
Brain inflammation is often viewed as harmful in neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), but a new animal…
Regulators in the European Union are recommendeding that tolebrutinib be approved as a treatment for people with secondary…
A team of scientists in China, attempting to understand the function of a genetic mutation commonly found in animals living…
Physical exercise may help reduce inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) by changing the activity of immune T-cells, a new…
The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial testing TNV262, an experimental therapy that Tenvie…
A history of infectious mononucleosis, often called “mono,” more than triples the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according…
A pair of studies showed that a group of nerve cells essential for cognition may be…
In multiple sclerosis (MS), certain disease-driving immune cells carry a protein marker called CD29, which helps them move into…
A new model of nerve fibers may serve as a platform to screen for experimental treatments that can promote myelin…
The cells that line the inside of the gut — known as intestinal epithelial cells — may play a key…
A new study being funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) will seek to better understand how women with…
Variations in the activity of a protein called p21 may underlie the differences in the activity of myelin-repairing cells in…
Exercises to strengthen the respiratory muscles — the muscles in the chest needed to move air in and out of…
For people with multiple sclerosis (MS) on Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) whose disease is well controlled after at least a year…
Most people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have persistently high levels of antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but these…
Although the total number of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) has increased globally in recent decades due to…