March 27, 2024 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Eye tracking device for monitoring MS severity approved in Canada Health Canada has approved the commercial use of ETNA-MS, a software-based medical device that uses eye tracking to noninvasively measure disease severity in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Short for Eye-Tracking Neurological Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis, ETNA-MS assesses disease severity based on a personās eye movements. It’s intended for…
October 11, 2023 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Greater income, education before diagnosis linked to less severe MS Socioeconomic factors, specifically income and education levels, and marital status, were identified as risk factors for multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) severity in a new study in Sweden. In fact, the study found that earning a higher income and having more years of education before being diagnosed with MS are associated with…
June 30, 2023 News by Steve Bryson, PhD Newly discovered genetic variant tied to faster MS progression Researchers identified a genetic variant that associated with faster multiple sclerosis (MS) progression and greater brain tissue damage, according to a study that combined data on more than 12,500 patients in North America, Europe and Australia. Unlike previously detected MS-related variants linked to the immune system, this variant sits…
January 6, 2023 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Use of ‘Tattoo Gun’ Device Found to Greatly Reduce MS Severity in Mice Multiple tiny injections of myelin-related small proteins alongside suppressors of the activity of dendritic cells, done using a device akin to a tattoo gun, powerfully reduced the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a mouse model of the disease. That’s according to new findings announced by Therapeutic Solutions…
December 13, 2022 News by Marisa Wexler, MS New Machine Learning Algorithm May Better Predict Severity in MS A machine learning algorithm that incorporates genetic data alongside clinical and demographic information may be able to more accurately predict the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. “Once independently validated, the machine learning algorithm could enable clinicians to provide patients with more accurate prognostic information,…
October 31, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD #ECTRIMS2022 ā Genetic Variants Tied to Worse MS ID’d in New Study Genetic variants in genes mostly active in the brain and spinal cord ā the central nervous system ā are associated with the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS), and linked to a faster accrual of disability and greater signs of brain tissue damage, a new study found. Importantly, researchers estimated…
November 22, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD Lesser Right-hand Dominance May Be Linked to More Severe MS Inconsistently switching between hands for most common manual activities ā or naturally choosing the left rather than the right hand ā may be associated with more severe multiple sclerosisĀ (MS), either in the form of younger age at diagnosis or progressive type, particularly in women, a small study suggests. These…