Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood test might someday diagnose early MS
An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says.
Apr 27, 2024
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News tagged with ms
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
For immigrants to Canada, risk of multiple sclerosis increases with proportion of life spent there
Immigrants to Canada who have spent a greater proportion of their lives in Canada have a greater risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than people who have spent a smaller proportion of their lives there, according to ...
Apr 24, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination
New real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April), reveals that people living with multiple sclerosis ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Study shows obesity in childhood associated with more than double the risk of developing multiple sclerosis
New research to be presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity held in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), shows that having obesity in childhood is associated with more than double the risk of later developing multiple ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Medications
Study finds MS drugs taken while breastfeeding may not affect child development
Certain medications for multiple sclerosis (MS) called monoclonal antibodies, taken while breastfeeding, may not affect the development of a child during the first three years of life, according to a preliminary study presenting ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Neuroscience
Why young women with multiple sclerosis face health disparities
While recent therapies have the potential to stall or delay the progression of multiple sclerosis, a new study shows that young Black and Hispanic women fare worse than young white women.
Jan 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
All pain is not the same when it comes to MS
Pain can present itself in many forms for people battling multiple sclerosis, and one type can interfere with exercising, new research shows.
Jan 14, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
HIV drugs might help prevent multiple sclerosis, large new study suggests
Over the last decade, several case studies have reported that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who started antiretroviral therapy for HIV (to keep the virus in check) subsequently found that their MS symptoms had either ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Neuroscience
Research strengthens link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
Many risk factors for multiple sclerosis (MS), which causes damage to the central nervous system, have been identified. However, it is still unknown why the disease occurs. In recent years, the herpesvirus Epstein-Barr virus ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prospects continue to improve for people with MS, but disease management in older adults presents challenges
The past five years have seen significant advancements in diagnosing and treating multiple sclerosis (MS), but challenges remain—especially among patients who are living longer, a result of more effective treatments—according ...
Nov 9, 2023
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