Medical research

Mode of action of new multiple sclerosis drug discovered

Just a few short weeks ago, dimethyl fumarate was approved in Europe as a basic therapy for multiple sclerosis. Although its efficacy has been established in clinical studies, its underlying mode of action was still unknown, ...

Cardiology

Interferon beta tied to spike in thrombotic microangiopathy

(HealthDay)—There has been an unusually high number of cases of thrombotic microangiopathy associated with severe or malignant hypertension in patients with multiple sclerosis who were receiving therapy with recombinant ...

Neuroscience

New lab records the brain and body in action

(Medical Xpress)—How does an autistic child take in information when he sits in a classroom abuzz with social activity? How long does it take someone with multiple sclerosis, which slows activity in the brain, to process ...

Neuroscience

Do obesity, birth control pills raise risk of multiple sclerosis?

The role of the so-called "obesity hormone" leptin and hormones used for birth control in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) is examined in two new studies released today that will be presented at the American Academy ...

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