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MS study of genetic risk factors shows need for diverse data

While many genetic factors that increase the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) are shared across ancestral backgrounds, a study identified a variant that may reduce MS risk in South Asian people, which had not been seen in European studies — suggesting that studies focusing mainly on…

Is the Pharma CD20-antibody Fudge-All Cahones

Tweet Are all anti-CD20 the same? They all target the the same molecule i.e. CD20 binding due to the front end of the antibody and all have the same basic back end (Human IgG1) and all of them deplete the memory B cells. However, how…

An MS diagnosis hasn’t stopped my world travels

In recognition of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in March, the MS Awareness Month campaign features a series of stories highlighting the real-life experiences of people affected by MS, written in their own words. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Pinterest for more stories like…

New European patent covers all dosing regimens of experimental MS therapy

Immunic Therapeutics has been granted a new patent in Europe covering multiple dosing regimens of its experimental therapy vidofludimus calcium and related molecules for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other indications. The patent, titled “Dosage Regimen of Vidofludimus for Use in the Treatment of a Chronic…

Brain volume loss may not reflect disability in progressive MS

Loss of brain volume (brain atrophy), a measure often used in clinical trials to track disease progression, may not accurately reflect worsening disability in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). That’s according to a new analysis of data from the Phase 3 PROMISE trial,…

Along with hardships, my MS diagnosis has been a journey of learning

In recognition of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month in March, the MS Awareness Month campaign features a series of stories highlighting the real-life experiences of people affected by MS, written in their own words. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, and Pinterest for more stories like…

Trying Too Hard to Say Duh!

Tweet What’s Multiple Sclerosis? I was having a telecom with ProfK today and we we were talking about the blog not working and AI and information flow and ProfK said what do we say to people with MS and it is don’t smoke, exercise, eat…