MS Patients Have Higher Burden of Mental Disorders, French Study Finds
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher burden of mental disorders than healthy people or people with…
Articles by Patricia Inacio, PhD
Targeting B-cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid May Lead to More Effective MS Therapies, Study Suggests
Immune B-cells are more abundant and have a pro-inflammatory profile in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the fluid that bathes the…
Children with MS May Have More Relapses, But They Recover More Fully
Children with multiple sclerosis (MS) recover more quickly and “significantly better” from relapses than do adults — patients with disease…
Mavenclad Effectively Lowers Relapse Rates, Study Comparing DMTs Finds
Mavenclad (cladribine) appears to be better at lowering relapse rates during the first two years of disease in relapsing-remitting…
Genetic Variants May Explain High Levels of Antibodies Against Epstein-Barr Virus in MS, Study Suggests
Genetic variants may contribute to increased levels of antibodies against proteins of the Epstein-Barr virus — a known environmental…
Good Work Habits and Adjustments May Help Patients Keep Jobs
The degree to which people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are conscientious — a personality trait that reflects responsibility, organization,…
Too Much Cortisol May Affect Attention of Cognitively Non-fatigue MS Patients
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients have high levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, compared to healthy controls. Also, patients categorized as…
1 in 5 MS Patients Don’t Adhere to Daily Oral DMTs, Real-world Study Finds
About 20%, or 1 in 5, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients fail to adhere to oral disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) taken each…
Coffee May Help Ease Fatigue in MS Patients With Milder Disability
Drinking coffee each day appears to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and milder disability and fatigue, with this patient…
Regular Exercise Helps Preserve Key Brain Areas, Study Finds
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who exercise regularly are able to maintain volume in the hippocampus, a brain…
Mental Fatigue in MS May Be Due to Poorer Brain Response to Tasks
The debilitating mental fatigue that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can feel after a cognitively demanding task may be due…
Disability Builds in Relapsing MS in Ways Not Tied to Relapses, Analysis Finds
Disability appears to mostly accumulate in people with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a progressive manner —…
Switch from Tysabri to Ocrevus Seen as Safe, Effective in RRMS Patients in Small Study
Switching to Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) within a relatively short period is a safe and effective option for people with…
Boosting Cellular Energy at Sites of Myelin Loss May Stop MS Progression
Loss of myelin in nerve cell fibers — the hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS) — leads to a…
Hookworm Infection Seen to Boost T-cells That Regulate Immune System
A person infected through the skin by the hookworm Necator americanus shows a spike in  regulatory…
Aubagio Safely Used by 5 MS Patients With Active COVID-19 Infection
Five people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who tested positive for COVID-19 while being treated with Aubagio (teriflunomide)  all developed a…
Ability to ‘Create’ Astrocytes Supports Their Damaging Role in MS, Like Diseases
An inflammatory environment can turn astrocytes, key supportive cells for neurons, into their killers, fostering the progression of neurodegenerative…
Gut Mucus May Help Ease MS, Other Neurological Diseases, Review Suggests
Tweaking the protective properties of the gut mucus, a layer lining the inside of the gut, to boost the proliferation…
Mindfulness Training Seen to Aid Cognitive, Emotional Well-being in Pilot Study
Four weeks of mindfulness meditation helped to improve thinking skills and a sense of emotional balance in people with…
ZyVersa’s IC 100 Reduced Inflammation in MS Mouse Model, Study Finds
IC 100, a monoclonal antibody by ZyVersa Therapeutics that prevents the assembly of inflammasomes — a pro-inflammatory cellular complex…
‘Transcient’ Damage to CNS Seen with Chemotherapy Used in Stem Cell Transplants for MS
A high-dose chemotherapy combination given to wipe out the immune system before its rescue with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant…
New Nanosensor May Help to Diagnose MS at Early Stages
A new tiny sensor is able to detect antibodies against myelin, the protective coating of nerve cell axons whose destruction is…
Study of Stem Cell Therapy for Highly Active RRMS Honored by CR Forum
The MISTÂ Phase 2 clinical trial, supporting the potential of hematopoietic (blood cell-producing)Â stem cell transplant (HSCT) to significantly slow…
Small Changes in Genes May Affect Myelin Production, Study Suggests
The small variants seen in the DNA code among individuals may affect the ability of oligodendrocytes to produce myelin, the…
Potential Competitor to Acthar Gel Asking to Re-enter US Market
ANI Pharmaceuticals is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the right to reintroduce in the…
‘Talk’ Therapy Helps with Insomnia and Fatigue in MS, Trial Suggests
Cognitive behavioral therapy, a type of “talk” therapy, may help ease the severity of insomnia, fatigue, and anxiety in people…
Cognitive Impairment in Early MS Not Linked to Ethnicity, US Study Suggests
Ethnicity does not seem to have an influence on the degree of cognitive impairment seen in patients at the early…
Gilenya Linked to Slightly Increased Cancer Risk in MS, Swedish Study Suggests
The risk of invasive cancer may be slightly higher in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients treated with Gilenya (fingolimod)…
Metabolite of Gut Bacteria, as Supplement, May Regulate Immune System
A short-chain fatty acid produced by gut bacteria helps to counteract inflammatory responses in multiple sclerosis (MS) by promoting…
Myo Wearable Sensor Captures Subtle Movement Problems in MS
An multi-sensor band worn on the arm or leg, called Myo, can capture and relay difficulties with limb movement…