Health
Chile to allow sale of marijuana-derived drugs
Chile plans to allow the sale of marijuana-derived medication in pharmacies, a government health official said Friday.
Oct 9, 2015
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Multiple Sclerosis
Medical research
Pain is in the brain
Chronic pain results from disease or trauma to the nervous system. Damaged nerve fibres with heightened responses to normal stimuli send incorrect messages to pain centres in the brain. This phenomenon, called "peripheral ...
Oct 9, 2015
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Medications
Genentech announces favorable results for MS drug ocrelizumab
Swiss pharmaceutical company Genentech a member of the Roche Group, has released (at the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis meeting) findings from Phase III clinical trials for its multiple ...
Neuroscience
MS experts link neuroophthalmic syndromes with visual neuropsychological task performance
Scientists found that individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) who had a history of neuro-ophthalmic syndromes performed poorly on visual neuropsychological tasks. The article, "Neuro-ophthalmic syndromes and processing speed ...
Oct 5, 2015
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Medical research
Experimental cancer drug shows therapeutic promise in mouse models of multiple sclerosis
An experimental drug originally identified in a National Cancer Institute library of chemical compounds as a potential therapy for brain and basal cell cancers improves the symptoms of mice with a form of the debilitating ...
Sep 30, 2015
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Neuroscience
Latest research on cognitive dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis patients an eye opener
In a paper published in Nature Reviews Neurology, researchers at Monash University have revealed that eye movement measures can help identify the presence and progression of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Sep 30, 2015
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Neuroscience
MS researchers correlate BICAMS and performance of everyday life activities
Kessler Foundation scientists found that the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) predicted performance of activities of daily living using Actual Reality (AR). The article, "Brief International ...
Sep 24, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain scientists discover why cognitive speed slows in MS patients
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center found that individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) have decreased connectivity ...
Sep 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms involved in remyelination
Researchers in Japan have revealed the molecular mechanism involved in the process of repair to damage of the myelin sheath.
Sep 3, 2015
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Neuroscience
Genetic study finds association between reduced vitamin D and multiple sclerosis risk
Genetic findings support observational evidence that lower vitamin D levels are associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis, according to a new research article by Brent Richards, from McGill University, Canada, ...
Aug 25, 2015
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