August 3, 2023 News by Steve Bryson, PhD NfL blood test may detect neurodegeneration in youngsters Neurofilament light chain (NfL) protein levels can be used to assess neurodegeneration in children and adolescents with neurological disease, including multiple sclerosis (MS), even when they are not experiencing any symptoms, a study has found. The protein already had been established as a biomarker of disease activity and poor…
February 10, 2021 News by Hawken Miller Adira Foundation Arises From Life-altering Accident to Help Those With Chronic Ills Greg Smileyās world changed abruptly in 2013. He was racing down a mountain road on an outback cycling trip in South Africa, when he hit an obstruction in the road and fell face-first onto the pavement, still clipped to his bike. The impact did considerable damage, including a potentially disfiguring…
November 30, 2016 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD New Pool of Neural Stem Cells Found in Brain Meninges Could Lead to New Therapies for MS, Other Diseases Researchers have found neural stem cells (immature cells that can become neurons) in the meninges of the brain, a three-layer structure that protects the nervous system, according to results of a new study. The discovery of this pool of stem cells in the adult brain opens new possibilities for the…
March 22, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Ethnic Study of East Londoners with MS Highlights Role of Environment in Disease Onset According to new research published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal, environmental factors appear toĀ play a much greater role in the onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) than previously recognized. The study, āEthnicity and prevalence of multiple sclerosis in east London,” was led by scientistsĀ at…
March 8, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Risk Linked to Mothers with Vitamin D Deficiency in First Trimester of Pregnancy Children whose mothers were vitamin D deficient during the early stages of pregnancy are at an elevated risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Neurology,Ā titled āVitamin D Status During Pregnancy and Risk of Multiple…
May 14, 2014 by Patricia Silva, PhD Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases Such As Multiple Sclerosis Affected By Gene Expression, Immune System Response The diagnosis of a disease normally depends on the risk factors one is exposed to during his or her lifetime, and subsequently therapeutic measures are taken in order to treat the same with hopes of a better prognosis and a healthy lifestyle. However, scientists at theĀ Brigham and Women’s Hospital…