Myelin is the layer that forms around nerves. Its purpose is to speed the transmission of impulses along   more »

Natalizumab significantly increases the proportion of disease-free patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with placebo over 2 years, according to study results presented here at the World Congress on Treatment and   more »

Consider having IV Steroids at home. My daughter was diagnosed with MS at age 12. We decided MS was not going to be the focus of her life. I really pushed the neurologist to allow us to administer steroids at home. Going to the office   more »

Patients with multiple sclerosis who choose to smoke marijuana to help relieve some of their symptoms may be harming their cognitive abilities, finds   more »

The Billings Clinic Research Center is currently conducting a research study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a once weekly oral dosing of an investigational treatment for patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Qualified   more »

Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world and the country fails in providing adequate services for patients, a new study suggests. The global survey by the World Health Organization and   more »

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) today announced presentations of several new studies at the World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis in Montreal. New data will be   more »

The study included more than 9300 participants in England, Scotland, or Wales born during 1 week in March in 1958 who had completed a biomedical assessment at age 45 years. Of these, 6824 participants had   more »

Hadassah University Hospital and Hadasit, the technology transfer company of Hadassah Medical Organization, announced today that scientists at Hadassah University Hospital have discovered a new application for human embryonic stem cells. They have   more »

Vitamin D, the principal regulator of calcium in the body, may prevent the production of malignant cells such as breast and prostate cancer cells and protect against specific autoimmune disorders   more »

Because ions are charged and water-soluble, they must move through small tunnels or channels (specialized proteins) that span the cell membrane's lipid bilayer. Each channel is specific for only one   more »

The simplest type of neural pathway is a monosynaptic (single connection) reflex pathway, like in the knee-jerk reflex. When the doctor taps a certain spot on your knee with a rubber hammer, receptors send a signal into the spinal cord through a sensory neuron. The sensory neuron passes the message to a motor neuron that controls your   more »

Another substance that is often called vitamin D is ergocalciferol (also referred to as vitamin D2 or Calciferol). It is derived by radiating fungus. It is not the naturally occurring vitamin D for humans. Fungus contains fat-like substances called sterols which are commercially   more »