—Genetic loci that are associated with disability in multiple sclerosis have been identified as contributing to its progression, showing that the central nervous system, not the immune system, ...

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) including more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has uncovered the first genetic variant associated with faster progression of the autoimmune ...

Household products that promise convenience and protection may be carrying a serious health cost. According to a new study ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease in which the myelin sheath, an insulation that surrounds nerve cells, is slowly destroyed. The causes of the disorder are unclear, but it's thought to be ...

“We knew that genetics is important for risk, but this variability of outcome suggested that genetics may also play a role in severity.” Dr. Baranzini and his team utilized data from two large MS ...

Prof Nicholas Schwab and his colleagues found a biomarker which allows to tell in advance if therapy with glatirameracetate will be efficient in an individual MS patent. Treatment with interferon or ...

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Study suggests exposure to chemicals known as “forever chemicals” may significantly increase the likelihood of developing multiple sclerosis ...

A study of more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has for the first time identified a genetic variant associated with faster progression of the disease, an accumulation of disability ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) continues to baffle those who seek to understand it. The cause of the disease remains obscure, as does the mechanism of the drugs used to ameliorate its symptoms. Affecting 0.1 ...