As we approach the season of giving, the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA) would like to bring special attention to the many wonderful community members that we serve. With our mission of Improving Lives Today, MSAA genuinely strives to … Continue reading → Source:…
Relapses in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) may be more common in spring and summer, coinciding with warmer temperatures, low humidity, and greater fluctuations in atmospheric pressure, according to a study from Poland. Stressful life events and infections were the most frequent potential relapse…
Tweet This paper potentially hasn’t been peer-reviewed and looks at the differences between natalizumab and ocrelizumab and does a virutal head to head with the conclusion that anti-CD20 is more effective than natalizumab on disability progression and concludes that ocrelizumab is better….So is this bad…
When I checked into the hospital last month, I answered all the usual diagnostic questions, but then one caught me off guard. A social worker asked if I had an advance directive in place. My first thought was to wonder just how bad the lab…
In people with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), treatment with the antioxidant lipoic acid did not improve walking or lessen other symptoms, such as fatigue, but it did show signs of slowing brain atrophy, or the loss of brain tissue. According to the researchers, this suggests…
An enzyme called CEMIP could be a target for small-molecule inhibitors that aim to promote myelin repair in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other conditions marked by myelin loss, a study found. Researchers discovered that CEMIP, which is elevated in areas of inflammatory nerve…
Tweet Immunologists are rather dogmatic and prescriptive and the mantra these days is that disease is driven by TH17 CD4 T cells and it is controled by T regulatory cells….I say Yarn because this is the current dogma and we get fed this idea over…
Myelin, the protective coating that helps nerve signals travel quickly and efficiently, also plays a key role in the precise timing of communication between brain cells, a new study from scientists in the Netherlands shows. In a mouse model, the researchers found that the loss…
By Stacie Prada December is the perfect time to reflect on how the past year measured up to hopes and goals. In January, I created a 2025 Bingo card that reflected various priorities I have. It proved useful and motivating … Continue reading → Source:…
A clinical trial testing whether music therapy can make botulinum toxin injections for spasticity more tolerable for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions is enrolling participants at Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital in France. The study’s protocol was published in PLOS One, in a paper…