Your immune system works around the clock in thousands of different ways, but it does its work largely unnoticed. One thing that causes us to really notice our immune system is    more »

Around each nerve fibre - the pathways along which messages and instructions are passed between different parts of the brain and the rest of the body - is an insulating wrapping of fatty membrane called myelin. In multiple sclerosis (MS) the myelin    more »

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is a central nervous system disorder marked by decreased nerve function with initial inflammation of the protective myelin nerve covering and eventual scarring. Symptoms and severity of symptoms vary widely and may progress into episodes of crisis alternating with episodes of remission.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is prevalent in areas with many inhabitants of Scandinavian descent, and a   more »

The new findings may partly explain why some patients respond to a particular treatment and others do not," says Claudia Lucchinetti, M.D., Mayo Clinic neurologist and the paper's senior and corresponding author. "The biological basis    more »

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease that attacks the CNS and affects multiple systems of the body through attacks on the nervous system. MS affects individuals of all races and socioeconomic groups and is seen all over the world   more »