http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according to a new study published in the November 4, 2009, issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study is one of the first to examine how MS relapses affect people during different time periods of the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news176579798.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:10:02 EST news176579798 Australian and New Zealand researchers have accelerated research into Multiple Sclerosis by discovering two new locations of genes which will help to unravel the causes of MS and other autoimmune disease. http://www.physorg.com/news164207328.html Medicine & Health Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:09:32 EST news164207328 The risk of developing leukemia as a side effect of a drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) is higher than previously reported, according to a study to be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 - May 2, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news160307791.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:00:07 EST news160307791 Using a steroid drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) in addition to an MS drug may reduce the amount of disease activity more than using the MS drug alone, according to a study that will be presented as part of the Late-breaking Science Program at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 - May 2, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news160307373.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:50:32 EST news160307373 A new drug for multiple sclerosis can dramatically reduce the chances of a relapse or a deterioration of the condition, according to a new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London. http://www.physorg.com/news160274531.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:42:40 EST news160274531 A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Translational Medicine support further clinical evaluation of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells in MS and other autoimmune conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news159776574.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:23:23 EST news159776574 If you're of a certain age, you'll remember Buckminster Fuller's distinctive "geodesic domes" - soccer-ball-shaped structures that the late futurist envisioned as ideal human domiciles. Tel Aviv University chemists remember them too - and are now putting them to use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS). http://www.physorg.com/news156706234.html Nanotechnology Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:31:13 EST news156706234 Scientists from The University of Nottingham will study the potential health benefits of parasitic worms as part of a study investigating treatments for people with the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis (MS). http://www.physorg.com/news155329936.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:12:54 EST news155329936 Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the pathogen that causes mononucleosis, appears to play a role in the neurodegeneration that occurs in persons with multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Trieste, Italy, have shown. http://www.physorg.com/news155229747.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:22:54 EST news155229747 The experimental drug fampridine (4-aminopyridine) improves walking ability in some individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). That is the conclusion of a multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial, the results of which were published today in the journal The Lancet. http://www.physorg.com/news154938328.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:26:14 EST news154938328 People who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news154618005.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:27:17 EST news154618005 Women who have multiple sclerosis may reduce their risk of relapses after pregnancy if they breastfeed their babies, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 25 to May 2, 2009. http://www.physorg.com/news154283391.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:30:14 EST news154283391 Researchers have found evidence that a direct interaction between vitamin D and a common genetic variant alters the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The research, published on 6 February in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, suggests that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and the early years may increase the risk of the offspring developing MS later in life. http://www.physorg.com/news153064682.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:24 EST news153064682 Patients who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 appear to experience more relapses of symptoms than those diagnosed with the disease as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news151001543.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:52:23 EST news151001543 With more and more people having brain MRIs for various reasons, doctors are finding people whose scans show signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) even though they have no symptoms of the disease. A new study published in the December 10, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that a third of these people developed MS within an average of about five years. http://www.physorg.com/news148150423.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:53:43 EST news148150423 In a new study, researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University, and the Université de Montréal have discovered an essential mechanism for the maintenance of the normal structure of myelin, the protective covering that insulates and supports nerve cells (neurons). Up until now, very little was known about myelin maintenance. This new information provides vital insight into diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and other progressive demyelinating diseases in which myelin is destroyed, causing irreversible damage and disrupting the nerve cells' ability to transmit messages. http://www.physorg.com/news145708456.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:34:16 EST news145708456 New research from the University of Western Sydney has revealed that women in recovery from alcoholism are at a high risk of relapsing as they reach midlife. http://www.physorg.com/news144948706.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:31:46 EST news144948706 People with pre-existing medical conditions, such as obesity, and vascular problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, may experience a delay in being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), or experience an increase in severity of the disease at diagnosis, according to a study published in the October 29, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news144513954.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:45:54 EST news144513954 A protein that helps keep immune cells quiet is more abundant in the spinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), further boosting suspicion that the protein, TREM-2, may be an important contributor to the disease. http://www.physorg.com/news141917026.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:23:46 EST news141917026 The majority of children vaccinated against hepatitis B are not at an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study to be published in the October 8, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news141568947.html Medicine & Health Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:42:27 EST news141568947 In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), neuroradiologists and neurologists of the University hospitals of Heidelberg and Würzburg have been able to visualize inflammatory tissue damage, most of which had remained unrecognized up to now, with the aid of a new contrast medium, Gadofluorine M, in magnetic resonance imaging. The scientists have published their results in the online edition of the renowned medical journal Brain. http://www.physorg.com/news136807352.html Medicine & Health Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:02:32 EST news136807352 The CUPID (Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease) study at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth has reached an important milestone with the news that the full cohort of 493 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been recruited to the study. http://www.physorg.com/news135859720.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:48:40 EST news135859720 Animal studies by University of Michigan scientists suggest that people who experience the same clinical signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have different forms of the disease that require different kinds of treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news134147197.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:06:37 EST news134147197 A good cup of coffee might be just the wake-up call scientists need to stop multiple sclerosis. http://www.physorg.com/news134065007.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:16:47 EST news134065007