Posts Tagged ‘multiple sclerosis’

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. Continue…

Friday, February 10, 2012 12:15 - 4 Comments

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…)

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…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2011 10:10 - 2 Comments

MS patients find strength in numbers

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Group therapy helps improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis, who often have trouble coping with depression along with physical aspects of the condition. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 24, 2011 14:50 - 0 Comments

Imaging clarifies domains’ role in MS

UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Nanoscale imaging could lead to early detection, diagnosis, and possible treatments for multiple sclerosis. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 19, 2010 13:29 - 0 Comments

Pain drug may knockout MS

U. COLORADO (US) — A drug developed to treat chronic pain shows promise in reversing the effects of multiple sclerosis in rats. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 10, 2010 15:49 - 2 Comments

Stem cells keep muscles forever young

U. COLORADO (US) — When specific types of stem cells are transplanted into leg muscles of mice, normal loss of function that comes with aging is prevented. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 23, 2010 8:35 - 0 Comments

How outside factors impact MS

U. BUFFALO (US) — Researchers are investigating a trio of environmental factors to determine their influence on the progression of multiple sclerosis. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2010 16:23 - 2 Comments

Gut bacteria’s role in multiple sclerosis

CALTECH (US)—Biologists have demonstrated a connection between multiple sclerosis (MS)—an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord—and gut bacteria. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 6:57 - 0 Comments

Vitamin D may play role in MS severity

U. BUFFALO (US)—New research finds that low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 9, 2010 11:28 - 0 Comments

More aggressive MS seen in blacks

U. BUFFALO (US)—Compared to Caucasians, fewer African Americans develop multiple sclerosis, but researchers say their disease progresses more rapidly and therapies are less effective. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2009 16:40 - 1 Comment

MS aggressive in kids, yet slow to disable

U. BUFFALO (US)—MRI brain scans show that multiple sclerosis is more aggressive and causes more brain lesions in patients diagnosed in childhood. However, researchers report that disabilities develop at a slower pace compared to those diagnosed with MS as adults. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 13, 2009 13:57 - 0 Comments

‘Superman’ B-cells bash MS in mice

“It’s easy to collect B-cells from a patient. It’s just like donating blood. We purify them in the lab, treat them with GIFT15 in a petri dish, and give them back to the patient,” says study leader Jacques Galipeau. “That’s what we did in mice, and that’s what we believe we could do in people. It would be very easy to take the next step; it’s just a question of finding the financial resources and partnerships to make this a reality.” (Credit: Claudio Calligaris/McGill University)

Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2009 11:23 - 3 Comments

Drug improves mobility for some MS patients

U. ROCHESTER (US)—A drug that has shown promise treating a debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) is one step closer to market. Newly released findings from clinical trials in the United States and Canada show the experimental drug fampridine improves walking ability in some patients.