Health
US state of Georgia set to allow medical marijuana
Georgia looks set to become the 24th US state to legalize marijuana for certain medical uses, part of a growing movement in the country.
Mar 25, 2015
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Multiple Sclerosis
Medical research
New anti-inflammatory molecule could halt MS progression
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists have developed a new drug-like molecule that can halt inflammation and has shown promise in preventing the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).
Mar 17, 2015
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Medications
Report: Specialty drugs drive prescription spending jump
Prescription drugs spending jumped 13 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since 2003, according to the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager.
Mar 10, 2015
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Neuroscience
Exercise bike pedals hope for people with MS
Researchers from the University of Sydney have designed an innovative exercise system that allows people with multiple sclerosis to workout their paralysed leg muscles in the hope of improving symptoms and slowing the disease ...
Mar 9, 2015
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Neuroscience
From chick to bedside: Removing the Wnt barrier
Kick starting a process that might repair the damage done in cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis could begin with disabling a driver that helps block regeneration, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report ...
Mar 5, 2015
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Neuroscience
Strong genetic risk factor for MS discovered in family of five affected siblings
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a genetic variation that in women significantly increases their risk of developing multiple sclerosis.
Mar 4, 2015
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Neuroscience
How an FDA-approved drug boosts myelin synthesis
Damage to myelin, the fatty insulator that enables communication between nerve cells, characterizes multiple sclerosis (MS) and other devastating neurological diseases.
Mar 2, 2015
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Medical research
New compounds protect nervous system from the structural damage of MS
A newly characterized group of pharmacological compounds block both the inflammation and nerve cell damage seen in mouse models of multiple sclerosis, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...
Feb 27, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study examines physician-industry conflict of interest issue from MS patient perspective
If you're one of the nearly half a million Americans living with multiple sclerosis (MS) - a slowly disabling disease of the central nervous system - you are likely dependent on disease-modifying drugs to prevent symptoms ...
Feb 27, 2015
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Health
Drinking coffee may lower risk of multiple sclerosis
People who drink four to six cups of coffee daily may be less likely to get multiple sclerosis, according to international research out Thursday.
Feb 26, 2015
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