Many women with multiple sclerosis (MS) have misconceptions or a lack of information about how the disease may affect pregnancy and childbirth, and healthcare providers rarely broach the topic, a study found. The findings suggest that women with MS may be making decisions about family…
The neuroprotective effects of exercise in multiple sclerosis (MS) may be aided by the irisin hormone. A study showed irisin reduced nerve cell loss and eased clinical symptoms in a mouse model of the disease, making the hormone a potential new therapeutic target. And unlike…
Tweet Natalizumab exchanges its arms so the left arm doesn’t know what the right arm is doing. When an IgG1 antibody is made it has two arms called Fragment Antigen Binding or Fab. Each arm of the Fab binds to the same target so they…
Tweet This study uses high end technology to delve into the “unclear” and the conclusion is that cladribine gives long-term depletion of memory B cells and then we can say “Should have gone to spec savers” to read our papers from about a decade go.…
The first night after my husband, Rhead, moved into an assisted living facility, I stood in our kitchen and listened to how quiet the house was. Our six kids were asleep, the dog was asleep, and I was alone with a silence I hadn’t heard…
Tweet ProfK is a CladLad and has been flying the flag for many years. I put this paper up as it reinforces what I was saying about breaks after anti-CD20. Someone asked me if we will ever get a chemical B cell depleters. My answer…
Tweet Hear it from the pulpit, on this occasion set up at The Royal Society: Disclosure (from today’s blogger): Professor Coles chairs the DMEC of ChariotMS (NCT04695080), a trial of cladribine in people with advanced MS, which is supported by the MS Society as part…
When Jennifer and I launched the podcast for A Couple Takes on MS, we hoped it would spark honest conversations about life with Multiple Sclerosis, caregiving, advocacy, and marriage. We did not expect it to become such an important part of our lives. Now, more…
Keep your kitchen cool this Memorial Day weekend with some simple side dish options requiring zero cooking or grilling. These fresh, colorful side dishes take less than 10 minutes to whip up and bring a bright crunch to your holiday … Continue reading → Source:…
Using psychoactive drugs such as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, cannabis, or opioids may help ease certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) — but many of these substances can make other MS symptoms worse, a study found. The researchers also found that the specific symptoms a patient…