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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Multiple Sclerosis
Health
Researchers develop low-cost test to evaluate muscle health
A new, non-invasive test developed by researchers at the University of Georgia shows how exercise can help people with neurological injuries and illnesses.
Mar 9, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Use of drug reduces likelihood of progression to multiple sclerosis
People who received injections of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug interferon beta-1a soon after their first signs of possible MS were less likely to progress to clinically definite MS than people who switched to interferon ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Inflammatory disorders
Researchers report inflammation suppression process
Inflammation needs energy An important source for this energy is oxygen, which is indispensable for the cells of the immune system to work properly. Oxygen is an essential element required for cells to survive, but it also ...
Feb 23, 2018
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Identifying a genetic mutation behind sporadic Parkinson's disease
Using a novel method, Whitehead Institute researchers have determined how a non-coding mutation identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) can contribute to sporadic Parkinson's disease (PD). The approach could ...
Apr 20, 2016
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Neuroscience
Testing method promising for spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress)—A medical test previously developed to measure a toxin found in tobacco smokers has been adapted to measure the same toxin in people suffering from spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, offering ...
Jun 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers implicate unique cell type in multiple sclerosis
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found evidence that a unique type of immune cell contributes to multiple sclerosis (MS). Their discovery helps define the effects of one of the newest drugs under investigation ...
Aug 1, 2012
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Immunology
Is the gut microbiome a potential cause and therapeutic target for autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis?
Numerous risk factors are believed to contribute to the development of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, and new research is focusing on the role that bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract as well as other ...
Aug 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antioxidant therapies may help in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases
A new review examines the potential of antioxidant approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis.
Aug 1, 2016
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Neuroscience
Ultra-high-field brain scanner receives FDA approval for clinical use
The ultra-high-field 7T Terra magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) of the Keck School of Medicine of USC has received FDA approval for clinical ...
Oct 30, 2018
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