Tagged as Multiple Sclerosis

The cause of multiple sclerosis has been up in the air for some time, but- research published in -Frontiers in Immunology - shows that a variant of the herpes virus could be to blame in some people. That same study also indicated that the risk level of developing MS could be -significant -for people who have been infected with human herpesvirus 6. Multiple Sclerosis is Serious and Debilitating for...
November 15, 2024
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious and debilitating condition. But new evidence may shed some light on a possible trigger and how we might reduce our risks. It might all come down to the amount of fatty acid in our diets. Let’s take a closer look at the link between fatty acid deficiency and MS. What is Multiple Sclerosis? - MS- is a condition that affects the central nervous system. It’s an abnormal...
April 16, 2022
Autoimmune conditions are some of the most complex and intricate challenges that can strike a person's health. Because these systems are incredibly complex and interwoven into every system of the body, the results of each autoimmune condition are likewise incredibly complex. And researchers have long struggled to pin them down as a result. They do know that certain issues seem to spark microscopic...
December 3, 2021
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects about 1 million people in the United States, according to the -National MS Society. Treatments can help reduce symptoms and slow disease progression, but currently, there’s no cure, and many patients continue to suffer despite medical interventions. But researchers may finally have gotten the break they’ve been looking for in unraveling the MS mystery. A new drug created...
June 17, 2021
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been one of the greatest puzzles in modern medicine. No one has been able to fully solve it, yet. A recent discovery, though, could bridge what has long been a gap in our understanding of MS progression. Even more, researchers may have landed on a breakthrough that could well open the doors to a permanent cure in humans. Multiple Sclerosis Immune Function - MS is a chronic,...
May 20, 2021
Do you or someone you love have multiple sclerosis (MS)? If so, you’ll want to turn your attention towards the UK where Dr. Su Metcalfe and her research team have spent a great deal of time looking for the cure. They think they’ve found it. Dr. Metcalfe - and her team work in the surgery department at Cambridge University. Because there is no cure for MS, the majority of treatments focus on suppressing...
March 19, 2020
About -400,000 people- in the United States suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), a devastating autoimmune disease that affects the nerves responsible for movement, sensation, and vision. Their -treatment options- are gravely limited, but that soon could change with new advances and more targeted therapies. We have the details. MS is a devastating autoimmune disease that can lead to severe disability....
January 21, 2020
An Israeli researcher and drug developer has - isolated a peptide - that appears to relieve, and might possibly reverse, the symptoms and effects of a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. So far, the drug has shown promise against Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but Professor David Naor, a researcher at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in...
June 11, 2018