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Participants being sought for pilot study

March 15, 2024

This no-cost program is meant as an addition to any medical care that participants are currently receiving.
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MS drugs taken while breastfeeding may not affect child development

March 06, 2024

The study examined four monoclonal antibodies for MS: natalizumab, ocrelizumab, rituximab, and ofatumumab.
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Shifting the perspective in spasticity in MS

March 04, 2024

Taking the patient viewpoint on diagnosis and treatment.
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Study offers insights into lesion formation in MS

February 28, 2024

Researchers found that microglia nodules are linked to more severe MS pathology.
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Biological tool provides understanding of the complexity of MS

February 13, 2024

New study provides an integrated view of this complex system and revealed the relationship between four biological scales: proteins, cells, tissues, and behavior.
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Highly effective therapies linked to lower risk of relapse in pediatric-onset MS

February 09, 2024

The results suggest prioritizing initial highly effective therapies in pediatric onset MS, although long-term safety studies are needed.
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Participants sought for survey about access to, affordability of MS treatment

February 07, 2024

The results of the survey will help the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation represent the needs of the MS community while advocating for access to, and affordability of, treatments.
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Study: Socioeconomic opportunity may be at root of disparities in MS outcomes

January 25, 2024

Minority women were more likely to have more advanced disease and faced greater challenges in pregnancy.
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Different pain types in MS can cause difficulty staying active

January 17, 2024

The study’s authors said there is a growing need to consider what type of pain MS patients are experiencing before giving them an exercise plan.
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Participants being sought for pilot study

March 15, 2024

This no-cost program is meant as an addition to any medical care that participants are currently receiving.
Learn more

MS drugs taken while breastfeeding may not affect child development

March 06, 2024

The study examined four monoclonal antibodies for MS: natalizumab, ocrelizumab, rituximab, and ofatumumab.
Learn more

Shifting the perspective in spasticity in MS

March 04, 2024

Taking the patient viewpoint on diagnosis and treatment.
Learn more

Study offers insights into lesion formation in MS

February 28, 2024

Researchers found that microglia nodules are linked to more severe MS pathology.
Learn more

Biological tool provides understanding of the complexity of MS

February 13, 2024

New study provides an integrated view of this complex system and revealed the relationship between four biological scales: proteins, cells, tissues, and behavior.
Learn more

Highly effective therapies linked to lower risk of relapse in pediatric-onset MS

February 09, 2024

The results suggest prioritizing initial highly effective therapies in pediatric onset MS, although long-term safety studies are needed.
Learn more

Participants sought for survey about access to, affordability of MS treatment

February 07, 2024

The results of the survey will help the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation represent the needs of the MS community while advocating for access to, and affordability of, treatments.
Learn more

Study: Socioeconomic opportunity may be at root of disparities in MS outcomes

January 25, 2024

Minority women were more likely to have more advanced disease and faced greater challenges in pregnancy.
Learn more

Different pain types in MS can cause difficulty staying active

January 17, 2024

The study’s authors said there is a growing need to consider what type of pain MS patients are experiencing before giving them an exercise plan.
Learn more

Study: Genetics discovery may help in MS fight

January 12, 2024

The study’s authors note the findings mean we can now understand and seek to treat MS for what it actually is: the result of a genetic adaptation to certain environmental conditions that occurred in prehistory.
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EBV-specific T-cells play key role in development of MS

January 11, 2024

T-cells specific for EBV-infected cells are present in high numbers in the cerebrospinal fluid of people with MS at its earliest stages.
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MS progression and relapse activity in children

January 10, 2024

The findings suggest that patients with pediatric onset are less likely to exhibit progression independent of relapse activity over a decade of follow-up.
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Study finds similarity between vitamin B12 loss and MS

December 14, 2023

The findings suggest new ways to improve the treatment of MS through CNS-B12 supplementation.
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New drug target may advance MS treatment

December 13, 2023

The authors said this represents a key advancement that brings this MS research closer to affecting patient care.
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Depression, constipation, and urinary tract infections may precede MS diagnosis

December 08, 2023

The study also found that sexual problems and bladder infections, or cystitis, are more likely in people who later develop MS
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Stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating MS progression

November 29, 2023

The findings are a step towards developing an advanced cell therapy treatment for progressive MS.
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Findings suggest low-fat diet reduces fatigue in MS patients

November 13, 2023

The study is the latest in a line of research dating back a decade testing the principle that diet matters.
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Finding suggest neurofilament light chain, MS worsening link

November 08, 2023

Future investigation will investigate therapies that can stop progression during this period of elevated NfL.
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