July 26, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Exercise in Early MS May Ease Mood Disorders via Immune Alterations Exercise prior to being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) was associated with less depression and anxiety among patients, likely due to a reduction in the levels of an inflammatory molecule called interleukin-2 (IL-2), a study revealed. “This finding supports the notion that exercise in the early stages may act…
September 13, 2021 News by Somi Igbene, PhD Health Status of Immigrants With MS Complex, Canadian Study Finds A number of health conditions ā including high blood pressure, migraines, schizophrenia, and rheumatoid arthritis ā are more common among immigrants to Canada who haveĀ multiple sclerosis (MS) than those without MS, an observational study reported. Compared with long-term residents with MS, immigrants with this disease were less likely to…
October 28, 2019 News by Steve Bryson, PhD Altered Fear Response, Changes in Brain Chemistry Seen in Mice with Poor Gut Microbiota 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 ā returning to a more normal state after their gut microbes were restored, but only if done early in life, a study…
October 11, 2018 News by Ana Pena PhD #ECTRIMS2018 ā MS Patients with Depression or Bipolar Disorder at Higher Risk of Disability Worsening, Study Finds Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with depression or bipolar disorder may be at higher risk of becoming incapacitated and seeing their disability worsen faster, according to a Swedish study. A depressive state may increase the central nervous system response’s to inflammation and accelerate the…
September 28, 2017 News by Alice MelĆ£o, MSc Active Brain Inflammation Helps Cause Anxiety, Depression in RRMS Patients, Study Finds Active brain inflammation appears to be one of the causes driving anxiety and depression in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), finds an Italian study published in the journal Neurology. RRMS is the most common form of the disease when patients are initially diagnosed. Multiple sclerosis patients…
September 15, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #ECTRIMS2016 – Children with MS at Considerable Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Children with multiple sclerosis (MS) or other demyelinating conditions experience psychiatric disorders more often than other kids, andĀ Ā mental health professionals need to be involved early in their care so that those with theseĀ disorders are identified and treated early, a new study reported. Data from the study, āRisks of…