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Researchers use quantum dots to decipher design features for new therapies aimed at MS

Researchers in the University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) Jewell Laboratory are using quantum dots - tiny semiconductor particles commonly used in nanotechnology - to decipher the features needed to design specific and effective therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases.

14 Jun 2017

Clinical study shows new mechanism that BCG vaccine uses to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes

Interim results from a FDA-approved clinical trial testing the generic vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes are being presented at the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

12 Jun 2017

Novartis announces data revealing efficacy of new monoclonal antibody therapy in preventing migraine

Novartis today announced that it will present 19 scientific abstracts at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society.

8 Jun 2017

New protocol offers faster and more effective way to obtain astrocytes from stem cells

Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience--and for good reason: they are incredibly important cellular actors. But, increasingly, star-shaped support cells called astrocytes are being seen as more than bit players in the brain's rich pageant.

6 Jun 2017

Studies offer hope for developing new biomarker and drug for neurodegenerative diseases

Two new studies of progressive, neurodegenerative diseases linked to defects in cells' mitochondria offer hope for developing a new biomarker for research and diagnostics, and a drug for treating such diseases, report researchers at the University of California, Davis.

6 Jun 2017

Hospitals now tap lawyers to fulfill patients’ legal needs

Every Friday, Christine Crawford has a counseling session at a clinic at New York City's Mount Sinai Health System as she moves ahead with plans for gender transition surgery later this year.

6 Jun 2017

Common acne medication can slow progress of relapsing-remitting MS, trial shows

A Canadian clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute, at the Cumming School of Medicine, shows that minocycline, a common acne medication, can slow the progress of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who have recently experienced their first symptoms.

1 Jun 2017

Impaired ability to understand social cues may be linked to brain changes in people with MS

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an impaired ability to understand how others feel and think may be linked to subtle brain changes, according to a study published in the May 31, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

1 Jun 2017

Innovation in natural health supplementation

The market has changed quite a lot. When I first investigated the industry, and launched BetterYou the natural heath industry was the domain of the educated few. People did a lot of research before they walked into a health store; they knew the questions they wanted to ask and expected quite a good deal of information in return.

From BetterYou Ltd 1 Jun 2017

Brain's immune cells may play roles in neurodegenerative, psychiatric illnesses

Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain's front lines of immune defense--cells called microglia--unique.

31 May 2017

Therapeutic small molecules safely prevent blood clots without excessive bleeding

It may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without increasing their risk of bleeding, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.

31 May 2017

New sleep system helps profoundly disabled 5-year-old boy with complex care needs to get full night's sleep

A 5-year-old boy, who is profoundly disabled and has complex needs, has been given his first full night’s sleep thanks to a pioneering new sleep system.

29 May 2017

Study finds variations among hospitals in transitioning stroke patients from treatment to comfort care

Hospitals vary widely in how often they transition people with strokes from active treatment to comfort or hospice care within 48 hours after they get to the hospital, according to a new study published in the May 24, 2017, online issue of Neurology Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 May 2017

Experimental treatment tempers HLH, MS symptoms in mouse models, study shows

Immune diseases like multiple sclerosis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis unleash destructive waves of inflammation on the body, causing death or a lifetime of illness and physical impairment.

23 May 2017

Researchers show how cancer therapy works in different way to destroy tumor cells

Antibodies to the proteins PD-1 and PD-L1 have been shown to fight cancer by unleashing the body's T cells, a type of immune cell.

18 May 2017

Biochemical self-destruct trigger guards brain cells when fighting against West Nile virus

In a turnabout, a biochemical self-destruct trigger found in many other types of cells appears to guard the lives of brain cells during an infection with West Nile virus.

18 May 2017

Computer-based brain training improves cognitive symptoms in patients with MS, study shows

A newly published study from researchers at the New York University Langone Medical Center showed that brain training had significantly greater impact on improving cognition in patients with Multiple Sclerosis than the computer games used as an active comparison group.

18 May 2017

Study findings reveal racial and ethnic disparities in access to neurologic health care

Black and Hispanic people are less likely to see a neurologist in the office or as an outpatient than white people in the United States, according to a study published in the May 17, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

18 May 2017

Scientists develop world's first smartphone app to collect large data for people with MS

What if a single smartphone app could help solve the enigma of multiple sclerosis and move new treatments ahead at lightning speed? That was the bold idea that led Keck Medicine of USC neurologist Daniel Pelletier, MD, professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and division chief of the Neuro-Immunology and USC Multiple Sclerosis Center, to develop myMS, the world's first smartphone app capable of collecting large amounts of clinical, imaging and genetic data for people with MS. Enrollment is now underway for a pilot study of the app.

16 May 2017

UBC researchers uncover potential adverse reactions of common multiple sclerosis drug

In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, UBC researchers have identified potential adverse reactions of a commonly used multiple sclerosis drug.

15 May 2017

Multiple Sclerosis News and Research

Latest Multiple Sclerosis News and Research

Researchers use quantum dots to decipher design features for new therapies aimed at MS

Clinical study shows new mechanism that BCG vaccine uses to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes

Novartis announces data revealing efficacy of new monoclonal antibody therapy in preventing migraine

New protocol offers faster and more effective way to obtain astrocytes from stem cells

Studies offer hope for developing new biomarker and drug for neurodegenerative diseases

Hospitals now tap lawyers to fulfill patients’ legal needs

Common acne medication can slow progress of relapsing-remitting MS, trial shows

Impaired ability to understand social cues may be linked to brain changes in people with MS

Innovation in natural health supplementation

Brain's immune cells may play roles in neurodegenerative, psychiatric illnesses

Therapeutic small molecules safely prevent blood clots without excessive bleeding

New sleep system helps profoundly disabled 5-year-old boy with complex care needs to get full night's sleep

Study finds variations among hospitals in transitioning stroke patients from treatment to comfort care

Experimental treatment tempers HLH, MS symptoms in mouse models, study shows

Researchers show how cancer therapy works in different way to destroy tumor cells

Biochemical self-destruct trigger guards brain cells when fighting against West Nile virus

Computer-based brain training improves cognitive symptoms in patients with MS, study shows

Study findings reveal racial and ethnic disparities in access to neurologic health care

Scientists develop world's first smartphone app to collect large data for people with MS

UBC researchers uncover potential adverse reactions of common multiple sclerosis drug

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