News tagged with ms research

Using powerful MRI to track iron levels in brain could be new way to monitor progression of MS

Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a new way to track the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) in those living with the disease, by using a powerful, triple strength MRI to track increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New oral drug found to reduce relapses in multiple sclerosis patients

A new oral drug has been shown in a large international clinical trial to significantly reduce the relapse rate of people with multiple sclerosis and to slow the progression of the disease.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Aussie and Kiwi researchers make double MS genetic discovery

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.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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The turbulent birth of super star clusters in galaxy mergers

By combining two of the most advanced telescopes in the world -- the new Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) of ESO -- a team of French astronomers from the Institut d'astrophysique ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers develop gene therapy to boost brain repair for demyelinating diseases

(Medical Xpress) -- Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes—antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems run smoothly. One such structure is myelin—a ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research shows C-section not always best for babies

The widely-held assumption that a cesarean delivery has no health risks for the baby is being challenged today by new research that found the procedure did not help some preterm babies who were small for gestational age, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Global warming could kill off snails

(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change models must be reworked in a bid to save some of the world’s smallest and slimiest creatures from extinction, a Flinders University PhD candidate warns.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study: Rapid bone loss as possible side effect of anti-obesity drug now in clinical trials

An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Big trees boost city life

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The Australian National University has revealed for the first time the role large trees play in sustaining biodiversity and bird life in urban environments.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning

Researchers have found a new biomarker for cyanide poisoning, which may extend its detection window in death investigations by weeks if not months.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Emigrating together can be harder than going alone

(Medical Xpress) -- Ideally, couples are one heart and one soul but when it comes to deciding whether to emigrate, they are often of two minds.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Body image not always a drag on women's wellbeing

Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn't always a negative experience for women.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung transplant system often skips over those most in need

The current system for allocating donated lungs based on proximity and not on need appears to decrease the potential benefits of lung transplantation and increase the number of patients who die waiting, researchers said at ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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