Posts Tagged ‘multiple sclerosis’
Self-destructive nerves can be beneficial
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A new understanding of how nerve axons degenerate might lead to effective ways to remove damaged nerves before the illness or drug at fault affects healthy nerve tissue. Continue…
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:56 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2013 16:20 - 1 Comment
Grow myelin with cells sourced from skin
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Human brain cells made from reprogrammed skin cells may lead to new treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis and some rare, often fatal, childhood disorders. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 15:05 - 0 Comments
Cognitive problems for 1 in 3 kids with MS
STONY BROOK (US) — One of the largest studies to assess cognitive function of children with multiple sclerosis finds one-third have a cognitive impairment. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 12, 2012 11:36 - 2 Comments
In social isolation, brain makes less myelin
U. BUFFALO (US) — The brains of socially isolated animals make less myelin, the critical material that wraps the axons of neurons. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2012 15:23 - 3 Comments
Eyes offer window into MS progression
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — An inexpensive, fast eye scan can accurately assess brain damage caused by multiple sclerosis and offer clues about how quickly the disease is progressing, two studies show. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 23, 2012 9:44 - 0 Comments
‘Tube’ view of nerve fibers may monitor MS
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A new discovery could be a powerful tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of brain diseases like multiple sclerosis that have links to myelin loss. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2012 11:59 - 2 Comments
Protein could undo MS nerve damage
UC DAVIS (US) — A protein that helps regenerate the protective covering around nerve cells is a “strong candidate” for drug development for diseases like multiple sclerosis, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 1, 2012 15:04 - 0 Comments
Could venom from sea anemones treat MS?
MONASH (AUS) — A new experimental treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) includes a component derived from sea anemone venom. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 11, 2012 14:24 - 0 Comments
Neuron insulators play surprising role in ALS
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Neuron-insulating cells unexpectedly turn out also to be critical for preventing neurodegenerative ailments like Lou Gehrig’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 2, 2012 11:29 - 1 Comment
Blocked protein acts as ‘handbrake’ for MS
MONASH (AUS) — Blocking a protein that contributes to nerve damage could potentially slow—or even halt—the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS). (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 30, 2012 9:16 - 0 Comments
Atomic structure paves way for obesity drugs
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Scientists have defined the structure of a key part of the human obesity receptor—an essential factor in the regulation of body fat. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 10, 2012 12:15 - 7 Comments
Therapy for MS prods brain to re-cloak neurons
CALTECH (US) — A new gene therapy, applied directly to the brain, may help protect neurons from damage by diseases like multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 5, 2011 10:13 - 4 Comments
Vascular condition and MS share risk factors
U. BUFFALO (US) — People with a specific vascular condition, but no known neurological disease, display many of the same risk factors as people with multiple sclerosis, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 19, 2011 11:07 - 3 Comments
Method weeds out best stem cells for MS
U. BUFFALO/ U. ROCHESTER (US) — Scientists have discovered a precise way to isolate the specific stem cells needed to treat multiple sclerosis and a variety of childhood diseases caused by the brain’s inability to make myelin. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 11, 2011 11:15 - 2 Comments
Immunity ‘trick’ turns off peanut allergy
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren’t a threat to the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 10:59 - 0 Comments
Molecule unlocks blood-brain barrier
CORNELL (US) — Scientists may have discovered how to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier to deliver drug therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and cancers of the central nervous system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 30, 2011 11:50 - 2 Comments
Multiple sclerosis: Origin of abnormal cells found
UC DAVIS (US) — Researchers have discovered the source of cells involved in a phenomenon seen in the brains and spinal cords of people with multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2011 11:16 - 1 Comment
Cough med drug may ease MS symptoms
UC DAVIS (US) — A drug commonly found in over-the-counter cough medicine may pave the way for a new and inexpensive therapy for multiple sclerosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 17, 2011 14:26 - 4 Comments
Molecule may revive injured nerve cells
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have discovered a target for the development of drugs and stem cell therapies that could aid in the recovery of patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and stroke. (more…)
