Tweet Giovannoni G, Payne O, Valero-Hernández E, Kang AS, Kaur Singh B, Baker D, Harris K, Cutino-Moguel T, James LK, Bloom BM. Post-streptococcal Autoimmunity and Its Relevance to Epstein-Barr virus as the Potential Cause of Multiple Sclerosis. J Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 12:jiag035. Source: multiple-sclerosis-research.org
A clinical trial testing TG Therapeutics‘ CD20 inhibitor Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy) in children with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) will begin enrolling participants within the next few months, the developer announced, also unveiling details of the study’s design. The upcoming Phase 2/3 trial (NCT07220252) will…
It took exactly 14 days for my health insurance to pick the first fight with me this year. The letter arrived quietly, the way these things always do. Denied. Out of network. This time it was Octave Bioscience’s Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity (MSDA) test, a…
Kindness is something we encounter more often than we realize. At some point, each of us has been at the receiving end of someone’s patience, and those moments stay with us. When we choose to be kind, we keep that … Continue reading → Source:…
Immunic Therapeutics‘ experimental oral therapy vidofludimus calcium can target key mechanisms underlying disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS), including acute and chronic inflammation, as well as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) reactivation, according to new trial data. The Phase 2 CALLIPER trial (NCT05054140) investigated vidofludimus calcium against a…
Like many of my peers in the military, I developed the ability to fall asleep in any position or place and at any time that I wasn’t actively engaged in something. On one occasion, during a particularly loud and turbulent flight, I managed to stay…
It has been close to 25 years since I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Over the years, I have learned so much that I wish I didn’t know. Living with Multiple Sclerosis comes with too many unexpected and unpredictable issues. Still, these are all issues one must learn to accept…
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who engage in more physical activity tend to have less severe physical and cognitive disability, a study demonstrated. While past exercise levels showed no correlation with later disease onset or slower disability accumulation, current exercise habits were significantly associated with…
Tweet You get EBV infection before MS in the US army study proof that EBV is the cause of MS…let’s get vaccinating but can you get MS before EBV infection indicating EBV is not the cause of MS. This study looks at Canadians and says…
Three inches is roughly the width of a standard smartphone. Not a big deal, right? Sure, three inches is somewhat insignificant, that is, until you start talking about surgery and a caregiving relationship. It. Is. Monumental. That’s the length of the incision across my lower…