November 19, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD MS Society Invests in Research into Underlying Causes of Disease The Multiple Sclerosis Society (MS Society) in the United Kingdom recently announced the investment of Ā£1.98 million in new MS research. The 16 projects awarded funding through the MS Societyās 2015 grant round were thoroughly evaluated in a rigorous review process. In total, 58 projects applied forĀ MS Society…
October 26, 2015 News by admin Neurons in Multiple Sclerosis Patients May be Protected by Vitamin D A new study from Sweden indicates that vitamin D could help protect nerve cellsĀ (neurons) in multiple sclerosis (MS). The report, titled “Vitamin D and axonal injury in multiple sclerosis,“ was published on October 13, 2015, in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Scientists have demonstrated, in…
October 14, 2015 News by admin Study Reports No Influence of Vitamin D Supplementation on Inflammation in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis A recentĀ study of people with relapsing remittingĀ multiple sclerosis (RRMS) found thatĀ high-dose oral vitamin D3 supplementation did not influence markers of inflammation. Inflammation is a reaction to bodily injury that may be over-activated in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).Ā The article, titled “Vitamin D supplementation and systemic inflammation in…
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…
August 27, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Study Shows Correlation Between Multiple Sclerosis Risk and Low Vitamin D Levels An international team led by researchers atĀ McGill University in Canada recently published in the journal PLOS Medicine data supporting a link between low vitamin D levels and the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is entitled āVitamin D and Risk of Multiple…
June 22, 2015 News by Patricia Silva, PhD Study Shows Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnant Women With MS Positively Impacts Disease Severity In women of childbearing age, low vitamin D levels are a common issue often resulting from low intake of vitamin D (in food) and/or inadequate sunlight exposure, although other less frequent causes exist, including genetic disorders and pregnancy. The mostĀ identified consequence of vitamin D deficiency in women is sub-optimal bone…
November 11, 2014 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Obesity Linked To Multiple Sclerosis? A team of researchers at the Tel Aviv University report the role of obesity as a major risk factor triggering and maintaining autoimmune diseases, such as Crohn’s Disease and multiple sclerosis. The study was published in Autoimmunity Reviews. In autoimmune diseases, the immune system reacts against the body…
November 3, 2014 News by Charles Moore Vitamin D Deficiency Found Highly Prevalent Across the Board in MS, Neuromuscular Disease A study presented at the 61st annual meeting of the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) held October 29 to November 1 in Savannah, Georgia, further corroborates growing awareness of a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in neuromuscular disease.’ The study, entitled “…
July 24, 2014 News by Maureen Newman Low Vitamin D is Linked to Severe Acute Optic Neuritis in Multiple Sclerosis For the approximately 15-20% of multiple sclerosis patients with acute optic neuritis (AON), lack of vitamin D may be partly responsible. A new study published in Neurology identified a link between vitamin D levels and AON severity. Individuals with higher vitamin D levels may experience less severe…
May 30, 2014 News by Charles Moore Is Vitamin D Supplementation Effective For Fighting Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, and Parkinson’s? Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin chiropractor, naturopath and health blogger Dr. J.G. Moellendorf, DC, ND, LCP notes that while its been known since 1922 that Vitamin D is vital for bone health, recent research reveals its importance in many other body functions, and suggests that the “sunshine” Vitamin is, for example,…