Closely following a Mediterranean diet — which involves eating lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and limiting intake of processed and sugary foods — is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a large Swedish study has found. The benefits, however, were seen mostly among nonsmokers and people younger than…
Month: February 2026
Imaging Hot Microglia?
Tweet We all want to monitor progression and many years ago it was suggested that TSPO is a marker of activated microglia and we have a large number of imaging studies claiming that using TSPO imaging we can see activated microglia in MS. We however we published this paper. Nutma E, Fancy N, Weinert M,…
anti-CD20 saving alemtuzumab failure
Tweet Bruno PA, Barone S, Pascarella A, Lanza PL, Tinelli E, Gambardella A, Valentino P. B-cell-driven relapse and anti-CD20 rescue therapy after Alemtuzumab in RRMS: case report and literature review. Front Immunol. 2026;16:1710669. Background: Alemtuzumab is an immune reconstitution therapy (IRT) approved for highly active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Notably, the differential reconstitution of B and…
Dan’s healing: The weeks after surgery
Today marks nine days since Dan’s hernia surgery. From my perspective, he is healing like a champ. Each day he is a little steadier, a little stronger, and a little more himself. His pain is easing and watching his body recover has been a genuine relief. And still, this week has been about more than…