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Scientists Uncover Links Between MS and Epstein-Barr Virus
WEDNESDAY, June 19, 2024 – The discovery that the Epstein-Barr virus might be a major driver of multiple sclerosis has re-energized research into the autoimmune disease. Now, investigators in the...
Blood Test Might Someday Diagnose Early MS
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says. In one in 10 cases of...
Obesity in Childhood Doubles Odds for MS in Young Adulthood
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 – Children who are obese face double the odds of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, a new study warns. The overall odds for any one child to develop the...
Christina Applegate Opens Up About the Agony of Fighting MS
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – Actress Christina Applegate, who has been battling multiple sclerosis (MS) since 2021, shared her struggles with the debilitating disease on Monday. “I live kind of in h...
AAN: Monoclonal Antibodies for MS During Breastfeeding Not Harmful
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – For mothers with multiple sclerosis or neuromyelitis optica spectrum disease, receipt of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) during breastfeeding is not associated with infant...
MS Drugs Can Be Safely Taken While Breastfeeding
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 – Certain drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis appear to be safe for babies if taken by breastfeeding moms, a new study finds. Breastfed babies whose moms received...
Frexalimab Has Favorable Effect on Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – For patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis, the anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody frexalimab has a favorable effect on the number of new gadolinium-enhancing T1-weighted...
Race Matters in MS Progression Among Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Young Black and Hispanic women diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are more likely to fare worse than young white women do, a new study shows. Specifically, they are more...
More Insight Into How a Virus Might Cause MS
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – There's information emerging on how the common Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) might be crucial to triggering multiple sclerosis (MS). The virus, which also causes "mono"...
Five Health Conditions Linked to Subsequent Diagnosis of MS
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – Five health conditions are associated with subsequent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, but they overlap with two other autoimmune diseases, according to a study published...
Early Promise for Stem Cell Therapy to Curb MS
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Stem cells injected into the brains of multiple sclerosis patients appear to protect them against further damage from the degenerative disease, a new study shows. MS occurs...
Higher Neurofilament Light Chain Levels Seen Before MS Disability Worsening
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 – Pronounced neuroaxonal damage precedes disability worsening events with or without preceding clinical relapses in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study...
Relaxing Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions Acceptable, Feasible
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – Relaxing immersive virtual reality (VR) interventions are acceptable and feasible and can offer benefits to patients with cancer, according to a review published online Oct....
Sociodemographic Factors Before MS Diagnosis Tied to Disease Severity
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Education, income, and marital status prior to multiple sclerosis (MS) onset are associated with future symptom and disability severity, according to a study published...
aHSCT Beneficial for Most Patients With Relapsing-Remitting MS
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 – Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) yields freedom from disease activity for most...
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