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A DNA analysis to identify changes in the gut microbiome in people newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis — who have yet to begin using disease-modifying therapies — showed that all, regardless ... Read more

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Blocking Molecule Prevents B-cells from Entering Brain and Promoting MS Progression, Study Reports

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Stopping the migration of immune B-cells through the blood-brain barrier by blocking ALCAM, a molecule linked to the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), lessened disease severity in an MS ... Read more

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019

UV-B Light Prevents MS Symptoms in Mice Independently of Vitamin D, Study Finds

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Exposure to UV-B light prevented multiple sclerosis (MS)-like symptoms in a mouse model regardless of the presence of vitamin D or the vitamin D receptor, a new study discovered. ... Read more

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019

Altered Fear Response, Changes in Brain Chemistry Seen in Mice with Poor Gut Microbiota

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Depleting microbes in the gut of mice led to an altered fear response, changes in gene expression in brain immune cells and changes in brain chemistry — returning to ... Read more

September 10, 2019October 22, 2019

SPMS Triggers and Treatments Among Focus of Expert Panel in Video Series by AJMC

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Multiple sclerosis experts discuss disease causes and current treatment options in a new video series released by the multimedia and peer-reviewed science journal, The American Journal of Managed Care. The free ... Read more

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019

MS Relationships Improved by Togetherness and Communication, Study Suggests

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Relationships between multiple sclerosis patients and their intimate partners were enhanced when the couple worked together to make lifestyle changes, and to develop skills to improve communication, a study ... Read more

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Rewind Therapeutics Receives Research Grant to Develop New Remyelination Medicines for MS

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The development of new medicines to treat myelin-related neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), has been given a boost by a €2.9 million (about $3.2 million) research grant ... Read more

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019

Surgery with Anesthesia Does Not Raise Person’s Risk of MS Relapse, Study Finds

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No excessive relapse risk appears to exist for people with multiple sclerosis who undergo surgery that requires anesthesia, researchers report, challenging long-held assumptions associated with MS and surgery. Their single-site ... Read more

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019

Early MRI Screening Can Predict Long-term MS Disability, Help Guide Treatment, Study Says

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Routine screening through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) can predict long-term disease progression — leading to more certainty and informing better treatment choices, a 15-year ... Read more

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

Tecfidera Up Against Bafiertam in Phase 1 Study of GI Tolerability

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A first healthy volunteer has enrolled in a randomized, double-blind Phase 1 study to compare the gastrointestinal (GI) tolerability and safety of oral Tecfidera to Bafiertam, an oral bioequivalent in ... Read more

July 24, 2019August 22, 2019

Standing Frame Exercises Aid Lower Limbs of Progressive MS Patients, UK Study Says

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People whose advanced progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) limits their mobility can strengthen their lower limbs and improve life quality by engaging in regular standing exercises in their homes, a ... Read more

Posts by: Steve Bryson PhD

Steve Bryson PhD

Gut Microbiome Changes Evident in Newly Diagnosed MS Patients, Study Says

Blocking Molecule Prevents B-cells from Entering Brain and Promoting MS Progression, Study Reports

UV-B Light Prevents MS Symptoms in Mice Independently of Vitamin D, Study Finds

Altered Fear Response, Changes in Brain Chemistry Seen in Mice with Poor Gut Microbiota

SPMS Triggers and Treatments Among Focus of Expert Panel in Video Series by AJMC

MS Relationships Improved by Togetherness and Communication, Study Suggests

Rewind Therapeutics Receives Research Grant to Develop New Remyelination Medicines for MS

Surgery with Anesthesia Does Not Raise Person’s Risk of MS Relapse, Study Finds

Early MRI Screening Can Predict Long-term MS Disability, Help Guide Treatment, Study Says

Tecfidera Up Against Bafiertam in Phase 1 Study of GI Tolerability

Standing Frame Exercises Aid Lower Limbs of Progressive MS Patients, UK Study Says

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