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Monash University researchers provide novel pathways to develop treatments for diseases

Monash University researchers have gained new insight into the early stages of our immune response, providing novel pathways to develop treatments for diseases from multiple sclerosis to cancer.

22 Jul 2013

Study sheds light on how cells regenerate protective sheaths around nerve fibres in the brain

Multiple sclerosis treatments that repair damage to the brain could be developed thanks to new research.

22 Jul 2013

Research collaboration to tackle multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease

Research into multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease is to be boosted with an international collaboration to further understanding of these illnesses.

20 Jul 2013

Biogen Idec announces acceptance of marketing applications for review of PLEGRIDY

Today Biogen Idec announced that U.S. and EU regulatory authorities have accepted the marketing applications for the review of PLEGRIDY (peginterferon beta-1a), the company's pegylated subcutaneous injectable candidate for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

19 Jul 2013

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of SIMPONI ARIATM (golimumab) for infusion for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in combination with methotrexate.

19 Jul 2013

Virginia Commonwealth University receives $1.8M grant to study biology of allergic disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Virginia Commonwealth University a grant totaling $1.8 million to study the biology of allergic disease - work which may one day point researchers to the development of therapies to fight asthma, allergy and inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and heart disease.

18 Jul 2013

Drug to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy

A drug already approved to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy, or thickening of the cardiac muscle--a disorder that often leads to heart failure, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report.

17 Jul 2013

Reciprocal communication between different cell types contributes to neuronal integrity

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have discovered a new form of communication between different cell types in the brain. Nerve cells interact with neighboring glial cells, which results in a transfer of protein and genetic information. Nerve cells are thus protected against stressful growth conditions.

16 Jul 2013

Research: Chinese people have higher risk of stroke than Caucasians

A new study suggests that Chinese people may be at higher risk for stroke than Caucasians. The research is published in the July 16, 2013, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

16 Jul 2013

Older people with Alzheimer's disease less likely to have cancer and vice versa

Older people with Alzheimer's disease are less likely to also have cancer, and older people with cancer are less likely to also have Alzheimer's disease, according to the largest study to date on the topic, which appears in the July 10, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Jul 2013

Biogen, Sobi present new data supporting clinical, safety profile of ELOCTATE for hemophilia A

Biogen Idec nd Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) presented new data that support the clinical and safety profile of their long-lasting recombinant factor VIII candidate ELOCTATE for hemophilia A.

4 Jul 2013

Reading books and participating in brain-stimulating activities may preserve memory

New research suggests that reading books, writing and participating in brain-stimulating activities at any age may preserve memory. The study is published in the July 3, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

4 Jul 2013

Patients with high education show less impairment on neuropsychological evaluation

Multiple sclerosis (MS) can lead to severe cognitive impairment as the disease progresses. Researchers in Italy have found that patients with high educational levels show less impairment on a neuropsychological evaluation compared with those with low educational levels. Their results are published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience.

3 Jul 2013

Biogen, Sobi present new findings from Phase 3 trial of ALPROLIX at XXIV ISTH Congress

Biogen Idec and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) today presented new findings for their long-lasting recombinant factor IX candidate ALPROLIX for hemophilia B at the XXIV International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

3 Jul 2013

Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

Thirty percent of severe alcoholics develop liver disease, but scientists have not been able to explain why only a subset is at risk. A research team from Northwestern University and Rush University Medical Center now has a possible explanation: disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms can push those vulnerable over the edge to disease.

2 Jul 2013

EMA's CHMP issues positive opinion for approval of Genzyme's LEMTRADA in Europe

Genzyme, a Sanofi company, announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency has issued a positive opinion for approval of LEMTRADA (alemtuzumab) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features.

28 Jun 2013

Curing type 1 diabetes: an interview with Dr. Habib Zaghouani, MU School of Medicine

Type 1 diabetes is an attack by the immune system of the islet of Langerhans within the pancreas. Basically, the islet of Langerhans harbor beta cells, which produce insulin and when the islets are attacked, the beta cells destruct and there is no more insulin. When the insulin level goes low, blood glucose levels go high and that creates a problem.

28 Jun 2013

People who have TBI may be more likely to have future stroke, says study

People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be more likely to have a future stroke, according to research that appears in the June 26, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

28 Jun 2013

Researchers say genetics and life experience independently protect against cognitive decline in MS

U.S. and Italian researchers have determined that brain reserve, as well as cognitive reserve, independently protects against cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis (MS). Their article, "Brain reserve and cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: What you've got and how you use it", was published in Neurology on June 11, 2013.

26 Jun 2013

Karo Bio extends research collaboration with Pfizer on RORgamma modulators

Karo Bio AB announced today the extension of its existing research collaboration with Pfizer Inc. on RORgamma modulators to the end of 2014. Pfizer will continue to provide full funding for the research costs.

26 Jun 2013

Multiple Sclerosis News and Research

Latest Multiple Sclerosis News and Research

Monash University researchers provide novel pathways to develop treatments for diseases

Study sheds light on how cells regenerate protective sheaths around nerve fibres in the brain

Research collaboration to tackle multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease

Biogen Idec announces acceptance of marketing applications for review of PLEGRIDY

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Virginia Commonwealth University receives $1.8M grant to study biology of allergic disease

Drug to treat multiple sclerosis may also hold promise for treating cardiac hypertrophy

Reciprocal communication between different cell types contributes to neuronal integrity

Research: Chinese people have higher risk of stroke than Caucasians

Older people with Alzheimer's disease less likely to have cancer and vice versa

Biogen, Sobi present new data supporting clinical, safety profile of ELOCTATE for hemophilia A

Reading books and participating in brain-stimulating activities may preserve memory

Patients with high education show less impairment on neuropsychological evaluation

Biogen, Sobi present new findings from Phase 3 trial of ALPROLIX at XXIV ISTH Congress

Study reveals circadian disruption is a risk factor in alcoholic liver disease

EMA's CHMP issues positive opinion for approval of Genzyme's LEMTRADA in Europe

Curing type 1 diabetes: an interview with Dr. Habib Zaghouani, MU School of Medicine

People who have TBI may be more likely to have future stroke, says study

Researchers say genetics and life experience independently protect against cognitive decline in MS

Karo Bio extends research collaboration with Pfizer on RORgamma modulators

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