October 2, 2017 News by Ana Belo van Wijk, PhD MS Patients with Poor Diets, Little Exercise Report Higher Pain Levels in Study A clear association was seen between the substantial pain that multiple sclerosis (MS) patients experience and lifestyle choices that either augment or ease that pain, like smoking habits, exercise, and diet and weight, researchers in Australia report. Common co-morbidities associated with MS, such as depression, anxiety, and fatigue, were also…
June 20, 2017 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Cigarette Smoking Doesn’t Speed Up Disease Progression in PPMS, Canadian Study Suggests Cigarette smoking is certainly no good for you, but it may not necessarily make your primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) worse, a new study finds. The study, āSmoking does not influence disability accumulation in primary progressive multiple sclerosis,ā appeared inĀ the European JournalĀ ofĀ Neurology. It contradicts what was…
May 3, 2017 News by Alice MelĆ£o, MSc Smoking Reduces Levels of Circulating Immune Cells that Protect Against MS, Other Autoimmune Diseases Smoking can killĀ off the immune cells that commonly protect people from multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, say researchers at the University of CopenhagenĀ ā a finding that may lead to new ways of treating such illnesses. TheirĀ study, āSmoking reduces circulating CD26hiCD161hi MAIT cells in healthy…
January 3, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD Inactivity and Poor Diet Are Common Risk Factors Among MS Patients, Study Says Lack of physical activity and a poor diet may be the most common risk factors for poor health and survival in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study. The research, āIndividual And Co-Occurring SNAP Risk Factors,ā was published in theĀ International Journal of MS Care. The development…
August 31, 2016 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD Lifestyle May Impact MS Disability, Study Suggests Previous studies have pointed toward certain lifestyle factors such as nutrition, sedentary behavior, and stress as possible key determinants in multiple sclerosis (MS) progression but few studies have been dedicated to learning more about theĀ impact of lifestyle risk factors on patient disability and disease progression. AĀ recent study supports the…
June 2, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD #CMSC16 – Lifestyle Factors and Unconventional Medicine in MS Care A symposium focused on lifestyle factors and unconventional medicine as part of the clinical care provided to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) took placeĀ today at theĀ 2016 Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC). The symposium, “Expanding the MS Toolkit: Integrating Lifestyle Factors and Unconventional Medicine…
April 13, 2016 News by admin Study Associates Obesity in Youth, Low Vitamin D Levels with MS Onset and Progression A systematic review of existing medical literature on multiple sclerosis (MS) could shed light on MS causes and predictors for diseaseĀ progression, and on lifestyle changes ā ranging from vitamin D intake to weight loss ā that might reduce a person’s risk. The report,Ā “Factors associated with onset, relapses…
October 12, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Prof. Jorge Correale Reviews Environmental Factors Associated with Multiple Sclerosis at ECTRIMS 2015 Three parallel sessions concerning multiple sclerosis (MS) prevention, clinical phenotypes and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were featured at theĀ 31st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), recently held in Barcelona, Spain (October 7 ā 10, 2015). The first parallel session was entitled āWill MS…
September 9, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Smoking Can Accelerate Disease Progression in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis A new study entitled āEffect of Smoking Cessation on Multiple Sclerosis Prognosisā recently revealed that smoking by patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) postĀ diagnosis accelerates their disease progression course. The study was published in the journal JAMA Neurology and was led by researchers at the…
October 8, 2014 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Multiple Sclerosis Risk, Protective Factors Explored in New Research Researchers recently uncovered some curious new insights into environmental factors that may rise or lower the risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis. A new study entitled āEnvironmental exposures and the risk of multiple sclerosis investigated in a Norwegian caseācontrol studyā published in October issue of…