Multiple Sclerosis NewsMay 5, 2022
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Multiple Sclerosis: Study With Twins Untangles Environmental and Genetic Influences
Feb. 16, 2022 — Researchers have studied the immune system of pairs of monozygotic twins to identify the influence of the environment and of genetics in cases of …
Epstein-Barr Virus May Be Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis
Jan. 13, 2022 — A new study provides compelling evidence of causality between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis. It suggests that most MS cases could be prevented by stopping EBV infection, and that …
Scientists Identify Gut-Derived Metabolites That Play a Role in Neurodegeneration
Dec. 20, 2021 — A New York-based, multi-institutional research team has found high levels of three toxic metabolites produced by gut bacteria in the cerebrospinal …
Sunshine May Shield Children, Young Adults from MS
Dec. 8, 2021 — Living in sunny locations and spending time outdoors may raise the risk for skin cancer, but a new study shows that in children and young adults, sun exposure may protect against multiple sclerosis. …Latest Headlinesupdated 10:32am EDT
Myelination Determines the Nerve Cell Power of Inhibition, Study Finds
Feb. 18, 2022 — Researchers shed new light on how myelin loss might underpin aberrant brain activity which have been observed in people with multiple sclerosis. The study suggests that myelination, however patchy on …
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Earlier Headlines
Total Economic Burden of MS in United States Is More Than $85 Billion
Apr. 13, 2022 — The estimated cost of multiple sclerosis (MS) reached $85.4 billion in 2019 in the United States, according to a new report. In addition, when researchers compared people with MS to people without MS …
Behavioral Treatment for Deficits of Facial Affect Recognition in Multiple Sclerosis
Apr. 12, 2022 — A recent study has demonstrated efficacy for the behavioral intervention, EMOPRINT, for treating deficits of facial recognition in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study provides Class I …
New Discovery May Help Reduce Side Effects of Multiple Sclerosis Drugs
Mar. 4, 2022 — Investigators have discovered how a drug for multiple sclerosis interacts with its targets, a finding that may pave the way for better …
Can a Human Microglial Atlas Guide Brain Disorder Research?
Jan. 6, 2022 — Researchers analyzed thousands of microglia from different brain regions of deceased patients who had been diagnosed with a variety of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Their results …
Multiple Sclerosis Drug Improves Memory in Mice Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease
Nov. 5, 2021 — Researchers found that glatiramer acetate, a prescription drug currently used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis, improved memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s …
Vibration Training for Multiple Sclerosis
Nov. 4, 2021 — Researchers worked to determine whether vibration training — an intervention used to improve physical function for people with multiple sclerosis — could also improve patients’ cognitive …
Strategies for the Regeneration of Myelin
Nov. 4, 2021 — New production or recycling of cholesterol: The duration of the disorder makes all the …
A Tool to Interrogate a New Class of Drugs
Sep. 30, 2021 — Reactive electrophilic drugs like Tecfidera, approved for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, show a lot of potential but are also mystery. Scientists have now used an innovative chemical …
New Avenue for Study of Diseases Like Multiple Sclerosis
Sep. 22, 2021 — A surprising discovery may offer a promising new direction in the study of multiple sclerosis and other diseases of hypomyelination — when axons of neurons are not covered sufficiently in fatty …
Brain Molecule Helps ‘Wake Up’ Cells That Could Help Tackle MS and Similar Diseases
Sep. 9, 2021 — An immunological molecule called fractalkine can boost the production of brain cells that produce myelin, a key factor in diseases such as multiple sclerosis, according to recent …
Cognitive Rehabilitation Improves Cognitive Impairment in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Aug. 19, 2021 — Experts in MS research suggest that cognitive rehabilitation is an effective approach to improving MS-related cognitive …
Discovery Raises Possibility of New Medication for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
Aug. 12, 2021 — Researchers have for the first time demonstrated it’s possible to use a synthetic thyroid hormone to regulate a gene implicated in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, …
A Distinctive Inflammatory Signature Found in a Genetic Form of ALS
June 16, 2021 — Researchers find an increase in inflammatory molecules in serum and cerebrospinal fluid of C90RF72 patients, informing future anti-inflammatory …
Researchers Identify a Molecule Critical to Functional Brain Rejuvenation
June 7, 2021 — A new study has identified a molecule called ten-eleven-translocation 1 (TET1) as a necessary component in the repair of myelin, which protects nerves and facilitates accurate transmission of …
Brain Disease Research Reveals Differences Between Sexes
Mar. 16, 2021 — Scientists highlight a growing body of research suggesting sex differences play roles in how patients respond to brain diseases, as well as multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, and other brain …
Brain’s ‘Wiring Insulation’ as Major Factor of Age-Related Brain Deterioration
Mar. 9, 2021 — A new study has identified that one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration is the loss of a substance called myelin. Myelin acts like the protective and insulating plastic casing …
Mimicking a Chronic Immune Response Changes the Brain
Feb. 17, 2021 — Researchers show that simulating an overactive autoimmune response in mice leads to changes in the hippocampal region of the …
Moms With MS at No More Risk of Pregnancy Complications Than Moms Without MS
Feb. 3, 2021 — Women with multiple sclerosis (MS) may not be at a higher risk of pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, emergency cesarean section or stillbirth than women who do not have the disease, …
Research Suggests Development of Antiviral Therapies to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
Jan. 22, 2021 — Scientists have uncovered new clues implicating a type of herpes virus as the cause of a central nervous system disease in monkeys that’s similar to multiple sclerosis in people. By linking two …