DNA damage from inflammation outpaces the cells’ ability to self-repair. The finding, in human brain cells and mice, could ...

Decades of subtle health changes went by without answers. When worsening disability led Roger to a multiple sclerosis (MS) clinic, he discovered the meaning of smoldering-associated worsening. As an ...

March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about a neurological condition that affects more than 700,000 people across the United States. For individuals living ...

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The amount of sugar in the brain plays a key role in governing the activity of the brain cells that make myelin, a study ...

The diagnostic criteria for MS reflect a growing understanding of the condition and the application of new advancements in medical technology to help improve diagnostic accuracy and reliability.

Disability progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) -- sometimes referred to as silent progression -- is a key integrating concept in the contemporary view of multiple sclerosis (MS). "The ...

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Multiple sclerosis is a lifelong condition, but there are new ways to manage it. MS affects the central nervous system. However, groundbreaking options can bring some hope.

Many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) expect to cope with physical challenges like problems with walking or seeing, but the disease's central nervous system damage often causes mental health ...

After decades of effort, scientists have made real progress in understanding multiple sclerosis. While researchers long knew it was an autoimmune disorder that damages the myelin sheath that serves to ...