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Tampons could offer way to monitor multiple sclerosis nerve damage

Menstrual fluid collected from tampons could one day provide a simple, noninvasive way to measure a biomarker of nerve damage and potentially track disease activity in neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Researchers at Nextgen Jane, in collaboration with Siemens Healthineers, found that neurofilament light…

Phase 2 pegsebrenatide trial begins dosing in progressive MS

The first participant has been dosed in an investigator-initiated Phase 2 clinical trial testing Neuraly‘s experimental medication pegsebrenatide as a potential treatment for progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Called TAG-MS (NCT07497399), the study is being led by Ellen Mowry, MD, at Johns Hopkins University…

Oligoclonal Bands Where do they come from?

Tweet How do you get rid of CNS inflammation has been a question and it was recently posed by ProfK one or three times with cladribine. Cladribine gets into the CNS at active levels and so the question has been can we get rid of…

Every summer, rising temperatures require me to relearn my limits

Every year, warmer weather arrives with a collective exhale as people spend more time outdoors, enjoying sunlight that stretches into the evening and patio dinners. But for me, living with multiple sclerosis (MS), the arrival of summer lands more like a quiet tightening in my…

Team MSAA: Building Community, Strength, and Support

At the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA), community is at the heart of everything we do. One of the inspiring ways we aim to bring community to life is through Team MSAA– an organizational initiative that encourages individuals to … Continue reading → Source:…

Pilot trial tests nerve stimulator to repair myelin damage in RRMS

A pilot clinical trial in the U.S. is enrolling people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) to test Setpoint Medical’s implantable nerve stimulation device, which is designed to reduce inflammation and promote myelin repair. The trial (NCT06796504) is enrolling up to 60 people, ages 22-50, and…

MS patients in US face long waits for neurology care, study finds

People in the U.S. with commercial insurance wait nearly 50 days on average for a first visit to neurologist, and average wait times are significantly longer, by about four days, for those with multiple sclerosis (MS), a study found. The number of neurologists in a…

MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that occurs when the immune system accidentally attacks healthy parts of the central nervous system, including the nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, and those that control the muscles involved in eye movement. The post MS vision…

MS vision problems: Common eye symptoms

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disorder that occurs when the immune system accidentally attacks healthy parts of the central nervous system, including the nerves that connect the eyes to the brain, and those that control the muscles involved in eye movement. The post MS vision…