Publications and Recommended Resources
Publications and Recommended Resources
The MS Society produces a number of publications that address specific topics about multiple sclerosis. These publications cover subjects such as basic facts about MS, specific symptoms, nutrition, and family issues to name just a few. The Society also produces children’s resources for those who have a parent or loved one living with MS, and for children with a
Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy and MS
Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy and MS
1 Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2 The Rotterdam Eye Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Correspondence to:
MS Centre, Department of Neurology, Erasmus University Medical School, Erasmus MC, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
Abbreviations:
AZOOR, acute zonal occult outer retinopathy;
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid… read more »
Altered CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratios in cerebrospinal fluid of natalizumab-treated patients with MS.
Altered CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratios in cerebrospinal fluid of natalizumab-treated patients with MS.
Department of Neurology,
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at
Dallas, USA.
BACKGROUND:
Multiple sclerosis linked to abnormal liver test results
Multiple sclerosis linked to abnormal liver test results
Toronto, November 1, 2006 – Multiple sclerosis has been linked to abnormal liver test results according to research findings announced by the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. The study was published in the October 10 edition of Neurology.
According to Dr. Helen Tremlett, assistant professor at the University of British Columbia and lead researcher on the study, the results… read more »
Top Five Ways to Feel Full and Eat Less
Top Five Ways to Feel Full and Eat Less
Stem Cell Therapy In MS
Stem Cell Therapy In Multiple Sclerosis – Now It Is Time To Really Start
24 Nov 2006
Clinical research with human stem cells to repair brain damage in MS
patients should be intensified. Although not unanimously, this was
the main conclusion of an international medical scientific conference
on MS and stem cell therapy in Italy today, organised by the
independent European Charcot Foundation.
The promising results of the vast number of experiments in animal
models, may not always… read more »
ENROLMENT IN A RELAPSING REMITTING MS TRIAL
BIOMS MEDICAL COMMENCES ENROLMENT IN A RELAPSING REMITTING MS TRIAL
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
November 23, 2006 –
substance that inhibits the progress of MS
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Downstate researchers target multiple sclerosis
Researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center have developed a
substance that inhibits the progress of multiple sclerosis (MS) in an
animal model. The agent, a novel calpain inhibitor, can be
administered orally.
Calpains are a family of proteolytic enzymes naturally found in the
human body. Inappropriate activation of calpain is associated with a
number of neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases such as MS. It is
known… read more »
How to Keep Your Aging Brain Fit: Aerobics
How to Keep Your Aging Brain Fit: Aerobics
Forget Crossword Puzzles — Study Says
3 Hours of Exercise a Week
Can Bolster Memory, Intellect
The key to keeping intellectually sharp as we age may not be mental
gymnastics, as commonly recommended, but real gymnastics.
According to a new study, the brain’s long, slow decline may not be
inevitable. For the first time, scientists have found something that
not… read more »
