Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms. MS affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other effectively.
Multiple Sclerosis Stories
An American pharmaceutical company said yesterday it would discount a drug treatment for multiple sclerosis expected to generate more than $3 billion in sales. Biogen Idec Inc., of Weston, MA, said it would charge $54,900 per year for Tecfidera, which U.S. regulators approved Wednesday.
Two innovative multiple sclerosis treatments, bone marrow transplantation and a newly FDA-approved drug called Tecfidera, give patients hope for preventing relapses.
The genes that lead to autoimmune inflammatory diseases like MS, Crohn’s disease, and rheumatoid arthritis may have actually benefited our early ancestors– more evidence for the hygiene hypothesis.
A modification of a current treatment will allow patients to go longer between dosages and have a better quality of life with the same benefits as the regular drug.
Touted by an Italian surgeon as a simple procedure that could stop the neurodegenerative disease dead in its tracks, a new clinical trial casts doubt on its effectiveness and even calls it damaging.
Using research on inflammatory Th17 cells, researchers have shown both in cells and in a mouse model of Multiple Sclerosis that increased salt intake can promote autoimmune disease.
Obesity may significantly increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis in children and adolescent girls, a new study has revealed.- Eye scans that check for thinness of the retina may help predict the progression of multiple sclerosis.
Medicinal marijuana has been known to ease symptoms associated with inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, and now marijuana extract pills have been successful in relieving muscle stiffness for multiple sclerosis sufferers.- A controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis has been linked to serious injuries including stroke, paralysis or even death.
- French drugmaker Sanofi SA gained U.S. approval for its multiple sclerosis pill, Aubagio, on Wednesday.
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