Study shows promise in repairing damaged myelin A scientific breakthrough provides new hope for millions of people living with multiple sclerosis. Researchers at OHSU have developed a compou... Read more
Test also may identify neurodegeneration in other brain diseases, injuries A simple blood test reliably detects signs of brain damage in people on the path to developing Alzheimer’s disease... Read more
Researchers at the University of Toronto and UC San Francisco have discovered that the intestine is the source of immune cells that reduce brain inflammation in people with multiple sclerosi... Read more
Nerve cells stripped of their insulation can no longer carry vital information, leading to the numbness, weakness and vision problems often associated with multiple sclerosis. A new study sh... Read more
Scientists have shown in mice that skin cells re-programmed into brain stem cells, transplanted into the central nervous system, help reduce inflammation and may be able to help repair damag... Read more
Multiple sclerosis can be inhibited or reversed using a novel gene therapy technique that stops the disease’s immune response in mouse models, University of Florida Health researchers have f... Read more
Drug shown to reduce new attacks/symptom progression in some patients In separate clinical trials, a drug called ocrelizumab has been shown to reduce new attacks in patients with relapsing r... Read more
Clinical trial suggests chemo and blood stem cell combination therapy should be considered for people with early, aggressive MS A clinical trial published in The Lancet, a top medical journa... Read more
An international research team has demonstrated that a new plant-derived drug can block the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). University of Queensland researcher Dr Christian Gruber sa... Read more
Stem cells are starting to prove their value as medical treatments THIRTY years ago a young haematologist called Richard Burt was training at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore. He notic... Read more
Finding could have implications for other autoimmune disorders, such as type I diabetes Scientists from the Gladstone Institutes have discovered a way to prevent the development of multiple... Read more
Approach may offer new way to reverse disability in multiple sclerosis patients A pair of topical medicines already alleviating skin conditions may prove to have another, even more compellin... Read more
Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the fight against debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by revealing how to stop cells attacking healthy body tissue.... Read more
