July 19, 2023 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Spinal cord lesions tied to higher risk of clinical relapse in MS: Study The presence of spinal cord lesions — alone or with brain lesions — on MRI scans was associated with a higher risk of clinical relapse for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients over those with just brain lesions, according to a recent study. Spinal and brain lesions together were also predictive…
April 20, 2022 News by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD Gray Matter Loss in Spine Crucial, But Difficult, Marker of MS Disability Loss of gray matter in the spinal cord clearly associates with greater disability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), but determining the extent of its loss is limited by an inability to accurately measure gray matter in all patients, a small study in Spain reported. The true amount of…
November 8, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Younger Age, Certain Lesions Linked to Higher MS Risk for RIS Patients Among people with nervous system damage indicative of multiple sclerosis (MS), but who don’t yet have the disease — a condition known as radiologically isolated syndrome or RIS — the risk of progressing to full-fledged MS is higher for those who are younger, have spinal cord lesions, and have…
October 19, 2021 News by Marta Figueiredo, PhD #ECTRIMS2021 – Spinal Cord Lesions Predictive of SPMS Conversion in CIS Editor’s note: The Multiple Sclerosis News Today team is providing in-depth coverage of the virtual 37th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), Oct. 13–15. Go here to see the latest stories from the conference. Lesions…
May 4, 2020 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Pain, Fatigue in MS and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Compared in Study Pain appears to be more intense in people with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) than those with multiple sclerosis (MS), while fatigue levels are comparable between the two disorders, a study reports. Its researchers also link certain types of central nervous system lesions to pain and fatigue in…
September 14, 2018 News by Ana Pena PhD Phagocytes, Key Immune Cells, Seen to Switch from Promoting to Repairing MS Lesions in Study Phagocytes, diverse cells of the innate immune system, are known to both promote and prevent inflammation, depending on whether they are programed to damage tissue or to repair it. A study in mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS) now reports that this programming is not fixed, and that pro-inflammatory…
October 13, 2017 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MRI Scans Could Identify Children at High Risk for MS, Yale Study Finds Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans of children could reveal changes associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) before any symptoms are developed, according to a study by scientists at Yale University School of Medicine. The findings suggest that brain and spinal cord scans can identify children at high risk for developing MS.
