January 28, 2020 News by Ana Pena PhD New Research Shows How Nerve Impulses Travel, May Offer Insights to Effects of MS Demyelination Nerve impulses travel in a “dual cable” with myelin, playing additional roles to what was previously thought, new research has found. This discovery advances human knowledge of how brain connections work, and may help scientists understand more accurately what happens when myelin is lost ā which is what occurs…
August 15, 2019 Columns by Tamara Sellman Need to Know: How a Spinal Tap Can Help to Diagnose MS Editor’s note: “Need to Knowā is a series inspired by common forum questions and comments from readers. Have a comment or question about MS? Visit our forum.Ā This week’s question is inspired by the forum topicĀ “Have you had a lumbar puncture to help diagnose your MS?” from Jan. 29.
July 26, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Queenās University Belfast Awarded Ā£2M in Bid to Reverse Myelin Damage in MS Researchers at Queenās University BelfastĀ are studyingĀ how myelin might be repaired, in an attempt to reverse the damage caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). The more than Ā£2 million, five-year research grantĀ is jointly funded by Ā the Wellcome Trust, in its first Investigator AwardĀ forĀ Northern Ireland, and by theĀ BBSRC, the Biotechnology and Biosciences…
April 27, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Gut Bacteria Affects Myelin Content and Induces MS-Like Depression in Mice, Study Reports Researchers atĀ the Center of Excellence for Myelin Repair, a part of Mount Sinai, reportedĀ that gut bacteria produce compounds that were seen to affect theĀ myelinĀ content in mice and cause social avoidance behaviors. StudyĀ results indicated that targeting gut bacteria, or the gut metabolites, mightĀ help in treatingĀ neuropsychiatric disorders or complications, such as those…
February 12, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Co-Pay Relief Program Adds New Prescription Coverage TheĀ Co-Pay Relief programĀ offered through theĀ Patient Advocate FoundationĀ has added a new financial assistanceĀ fund to itsĀ collection of resources for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).Ā The new fund is now available to financially eligible MS patientsĀ with healthĀ insurance coverage to support the costs of necessary treatment medicines. “Our case management department has been…
November 13, 2015 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Could Remyelination Be Achieved in MS Using an Anti-Inflammatory Treatment? In a recent study entitled āPromotion of Remyelination by Sulfasalazine in a Transgenic Zebrafish Model of Demyelination,ā researchers investigated whetherĀ sulfasalazine treatment, an anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating drug, could promote remyelination of axons in an organism model of demyelination diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The study was published in the…