July 11, 2023 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Research supports inclusion of optic nerve in McDonald criteria for MS Adding optic nerve damage ā reflected by a thinning of the nerve layer in the eye’s retina ā to the existing diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) was found to enhance diagnostic accuracy among people who had a single, MS-like event, according to a new study. The study “demonstrated…
February 25, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS #ACTRIMS2021 – Better Strategies Needed to Help Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Patients Editor’s note: TheĀ Multiple Sclerosis News Today news team is providing in-depth and unparalleled coverage of the virtual ACTRIMS Forum 2021, Feb. 25-27. Go here to see all the latest stories from the conference. People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are less socioeconomically advantaged tend to have faster rates…
February 5, 2021 News by Steve Bryson, PhD Estrogen-based Therapy Shows Potential to Protect Vision in Mouse Model An estrogen-based therapy, called indazole chloride (IndCl), was shown to protect against optic nerve damage in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), a study reported. IndCl may helpĀ to improve vision in people with the disease, but…
July 16, 2020 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals’ Lead Candidate, EmtinB, Shows Promise in Preclinical Model of MS NeuroScientific Biopharmaceuticals (NSB)ās lead candidate EmtinBĀ induces significantly greaterĀ myelin regeneration in a cellular model ofĀ multiple sclerosisĀ (MS) than the market-leading therapyĀ Copaxone, the company announced. āThese results represent a potential breakthrough in the treatment of MS as there are currently no approved therapeutic drugs available to patients that…
June 18, 2020 News by InĆŖs Martins, PhD Obesity Linked to Faster Optic Nerve Atrophy, Study Finds Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who are obese experience faster degeneration in optic nerve tissue than do those of normal weight, an observational study found. Since optic nerve degeneration correlates with greater nerve loss in the brain, measuring changes in this tissue may be a feasible way to determine…
April 29, 2020 News by InĆŖs Martins, PhD Obesity Linked to Faster Optic Nerve Atrophy in MS Patients Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who are obese experience a faster degeneration in their optic nerve tissue than those of normal weight, a study found. Since optic neuropathy correlates with greater nerve cell loss in the brain, tracking changes to the retina may be a feasible way to determine…
January 3, 2018 News by Jose Marques Lopes, PhD Tailored Approaches May Lead to More Effective MS Treatments, UCLA Study Shows Tailored molecular treatments for specific disabilities may be a breakthrough for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, finds a new study by researchers atĀ University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA). The study, āCell-specific and region-specific transcriptomics in the multiple sclerosis model: Focus on astrocytes,ā appeared in the journal Proceedings…
July 17, 2017 Columns by Debi Wilson Seeing First-hand the Effect of Vision Issues Linked to MS I was watching my son’s baseball game in the early 1990s when suddenly, my left eye went blurry and blocked my vision. It was a startling incident that lasted about two hours, and then it was gone. That was my introduction into the unpredictable world of multiple sclerosis…
January 17, 2017 News by Ćzge Ćzkaya, PhD Tecfidera Seen to Potentially Limit Vision Problems in MS Genetically silencing the transcription factor Nrf2 in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS) results in visual deficits, inflammation of the optic nerve, and degeneration of the retinal ganglion cells (RGC), according to a study published in the scientific journal Molecular Vision.
May 27, 2015 News by admin l-Carnitine Not Effective For Depression and Chronic Fatigue in MS and Neuromyelitis Optica A new study confirmed that depression and chronic fatigue often occur in multiple sclerosis (MS); and in a related condition known asĀ neuromyelitis optica (NMO).Ā NMO is similar to MS because myelin–the fatty substance that insulates nerve cells and helps them to communicate–is also lost. In NMO the myelin deteriorates mostly…