June 2, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD Qynapse Announces Research Collaborations for World MS Day Qynapse, a company that combines artificial intelligence with neuroimaging technology, is reaffirming its commitment to help advance multiple sclerosis (MS) research and care in recognition of World MS Day. World MS Day is officially celebrated on May 30, with global events and activities designed to raise disease awareness.
January 28, 2021 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD Newly ID’d Group of Astrocytes Seen to Help Prevent Brain Inflammation A newly identified subset of astrocytes ā cells long thought to be responsible for simply providing nutrition and support to neurons ā can prevent brain inflammation by promoting the destruction of pro-inflammatory immune T-cells, scientistsĀ report. Their work also found that the anti-inflammatory activity of this astrocyte subpopulation is dependent on…
March 9, 2020 News by Catarina Silva Final Site Announced in Phase 2 Trial Testing NurOwn in Progressive MS The Partners Multiple Sclerosis Center at Brigham and Womenās Hospital has joined BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics in a Phase 2 trial exploring the safety and efficacy of NurOwn in the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). This is the fifth and final clinical site participating in…
November 14, 2019 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD 7T MRI Reveals New Insights into Some RRMS Features With the help of 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), investigators discovered that leptomeningeal enhancement ā a radiographic finding indicative of brain inflammation ā is more common than previously thought in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisĀ (RRMS), and is tied to lesions in specific regions of the brain.
May 15, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD At 2017 BIO Convention, Former Mass. First Lady Ann Romney Will Discuss Living with MS Former Massachusetts First Lady Ann Romney,Ā global ambassador for Boston’sĀ Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Womenās Hospital,Ā will deliver a keynote address at theĀ Biotechnology Innovation Organizationās (BIO) International Convention in San Diego. Romney, who is scheduled to speak June 21, will talkĀ about how her multiple sclerosis (MS)…
February 10, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Long-term Multiple Sclerosis Study on Family and Environment May Help Predict Who Will Develop Disease A research team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) launched a study on people at risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a debilitating disease that affects more than 400,000 people in the United States and about…
October 28, 2014 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Philip De Jager Awarded 2014 Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research The National Multiple Sclerosis Society granted the 2014Ā Barancik Prize for Innovation in MS Research to Philip Laurence De Jager, MD, PhD, who is a neurologist atĀ Brigham and Women’s Hospital, as well as an associate professor of neurology at the Harvard Medical School. The award, meant to…