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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...
All Pain Is Not the Same When It Comes to MS
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – Pain can present itself in many forms for people battling multiple sclerosis, and one type can interfere with exercising, new research shows. One class of pain experienced...
'Ancient Gene Bank' Gives Clues to Diseases Common to Europeans
THURSDAY, Jan. 11, 2024 – DNA locked in the bones and teeth of more than 5,000 humans who lived in Asia and Europe up to 34,000 years ago are providing vital clues to a myriad of present-day medical...
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"...
Low-Fat Diet Cuts Fatigue in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
FRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 – A low-fat diet may cut fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Emma Chase, from the Oregon ...
Mind, Body Symptoms Can Precede MS Diagnosis for Years
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Patients in the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis might develop certain symptoms that offer an early clue to the degenerative nerve disease, researchers report....
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...
Blood Test Might Predict Worsening of MS
KEY TAKEAWAYS: The progression of multiple sclerosis is particularly difficult to predict, varying widely between patients A new blood test uses a biomarker of nerve cell damage to accurately...
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....
MS-Specific Internet-Based Therapy Program Can Cut Depressive Symptoms
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 – A multiple sclerosis (MS)-specific internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) program can reduce depressive symptoms among patients with MS, according to a study...
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...
Emotional Issues Could Be Early Sign of MS
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – A newer understanding of multiple sclerosis (MS) suggests that psychiatric conditions like anxiety and depression may emerge long before classic MS symptoms. “For a long t...
Stem Cell Treatment Halts MS for Some Patients
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – A new study is strengthening the evidence that stem cell transplants can be highly effective for some people with multiple sclerosis – sending the disease into remission...
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