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MSNBC is a 24-hour cable news channel based in the United States and available in both the US and Canada. Its name is a combination of "MSN" and "NBC".

Msnbc.com, a separate company, is the news website for the NBC News family, featuring interactivity and multimedia plus original stories and video which augment the content from NBC News and partners.

Two partnerships with the names MSNBC and msnbc.com were founded in 1996 by Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit, which is now NBC Universal. Although Microsoft and NBC shared operations of MSNBC cable at its founding, it was announced on December 23, 2005, that NBC Universal would purchase a majority stake in the television network, which left Microsoft with 18%. The two companies remain 50-50 partners in msnbc.com. MSNBC shares the NBC logo of a rainbow peacock with its sister channels NBC, CNBC and ShopNBC.

Critics and observers of the network say that MSNBC has become increasingly politically liberal compared with other networks, particularly in its prime-time lineup.

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'Buckyballs' to treat multiple sclerosis

'Buckyballs' to treat multiple sclerosis

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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 ...


Stem cells from fat tissue offer hope for MS treatment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...


Drug improves mobility for some MS patients

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


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Wake up and smell the coffee: Study finds that caffeine may help prevent MS

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 30, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 1

A good cup of coffee might be just the wake-up call scientists need to stop multiple sclerosis.


Aussie and Kiwi researchers make double MS genetic discovery

Medicine & Health / Research

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

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.


Epstein-Barr virus may be associated with progression of MS

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Genetic study shows direct link between vitamin D and MS susceptibility 'gene'

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


In the war against diseases, nerve cells need their armor

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

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 ...


MS patients have higher spinal fluid levels of suspicious immune molecule

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.


Best treatment for MS may depend on disease subtype

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Risk of leukemia with multiple sclerosis drug higher than thought

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 ...


Adding steroid drug to MS treatment may reduce disease activity

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


New pill to treat multiple sclerosis

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.


Hookworms in MS trial

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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).