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View Article  Multiple sclerosis and street cannabis - a study
A significant minority of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) use cannabis, yet no study has examined the possible effects on mentation. (mental activity, state of mind)   more »
View Article  risk factors and Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis

 Integrating risk factors. 

HLA-DRB1*1501 and Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis.

 

 

 

 ABSTRACT BACKGROUND:

 

Individuals with high levels of antibodies ...   more »

View Article  soy-based substance might help fight MS
A natural substance made from soy appears to have amazing restorative powers when given to animals with a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like disease   more »
View Article  importance of long-term data in multiple sclerosis
Natural history studies provide important information on the prognosis of multiple sclerosis and on risk factors for long-term outcome and thus help orientate treatment decisions and design clinical trials. Before the introduction of disease-modifying treatment, large longitudinal natural    more »
View Article  Study - Methylthioadenosine reverses brain autoimmune disease.
To assess the immunomodulatory activity of methylthioadenosine (MTA) in rodent experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and in patients with multiple sclerosis.    more »
View Article  B-cell depletion with rituximab in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
There is increasing evidence that B lymphocytes are involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, and they may be a therapeutic target. Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody, selectively targets   more »
View Article  Stanford Researchers Find Protein Targets for Potential Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is not a single condition, but an ebbing and flowing of stages affecting the body’s central nervous system. Recognizing that pattern, researchers from the   more »
View Article  Study - Comparison of interferon beta products and azathioprine in the treatment of
We compared the relative efficacy of interferon beta (IFNbeta) products and azathioprine (AZA) in the treatment of relapsing- remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Ninety-four previously untreated   more »
View Article  What Does And Doesn't Affect The Immune System
Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body's immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that an appetite-controlling hormone also affects the   more »
View Article  Multiple sclerosis on-screen: from disaster to coping.
Fictional portrayals of multiple sclerosis (MS) in film and on television have remained largely unexamined to date. The aim of this review is consequently to catalogue and analyse every available film with an MS   more »
View Article  Anterior peri-ventricular linear lesions in optic-spinal multiple sclerosis
There are two distinct subtypes of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Asians, optic-spinal (OSMS) and conventional (CMS). In OSMS, severe spinal cord lesions are characteristic while brain lesions are scant. We sought to clarify atypical brain lesions in   more »
View Article  Pluriformity of inflammation in multiple sclerosis shown by ultra-small iron oxide particle enhancement
Gadolinium-DTPA (Gd-DTPA) is routinely used as a marker for inflammation in MRI to visualize breakdown of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in multiple sclerosis. Recent data suggest that   more »