Frontpage » Tag » sclerosis

News tagged with sclerosis

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

How autoreactive T cells slip through the cracks

Immune cells capable of attacking healthy organs "see" their targets differently than do protective immune cells that attack viruses, according to work published online this week in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers find additional benefits of cord blood cells in mice modeling ALS

Repeated, low-dose injections of mononuclear cells derived from human umbilical cord blood (MNC hUCB, tradename: U-CORD-CELL) have been found effective in protecting motor neuron cells, delaying disease progression and increasing ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Muscling in on multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS), a neurodegenerative disease, causes periodic attacks of neurologic symptoms such as limb weakness and mobility defects. And while MS patients' walking abilities and muscle strength are examined on ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New standard for vitamin D testing to ensure accurate test results

At a time of increasing concern about low vitamin D levels in the world's population and increased use of blood tests for the vitamin, scientists are reporting development of a much-needed reference material ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novartis drug investigated after 11 deaths

A multiple sclerosis drug made by industry giant Novartis is under investigation after at least 11 patients taking the medicine died.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Blocking metabolic protein improves movement in animals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Turning off a protein that helps cells balance energy increases animal mobility and reduces the death of nerve cells that control movement in animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study in the ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A first: Brain support cells from umbilical cord stem cells

For the first time ever, stem cells from umbilical cords have been converted into other types of cells, which may eventually lead to new treatment options for spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis, among other nervous ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reports greater brain activation after cognitive rehabilitation for MS

Neuroscientists at Kessler Foundation have documented increased cerebral activation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) following memory retraining using the modified Story Memory Technique (mSMT).

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Multiple sclerosis research links brain activity to sharper cognitive decline

(Medical Xpress) -- When it comes to communication in the brain, more is usually better. But now scientists have linked increased communication in a network of brain regions to more severe mental impairment in patients with ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spasticity gene finding provides clues to causes of nerve cell degeneration

The discovery of a gene that causes a form of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) may provide scientists with an important insight into what causes axons, the stems of our nerve cells, to degenerate in conditions such as ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny roundworm points to big promise

Two related studies from Northwestern University offer new strategies for tackling the challenges of preventing and treating diseases of protein folding, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases, amyotrophic ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hopes for reversing age-associated effects in MS patients

New research highlights the possibility of reversing ageing in the central nervous system for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The study is published today, 06 January, in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Diabetic mice provide a surprising breakthrough for multiple sclerosis research

(Medical Xpress) -- In humans, active periods of the debilitating disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can last for mere minutes or extend to weeks at a time. They're caused by lesions in the brain that develop, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers link multiple sclerosis to different area of brain

Radiology researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found evidence that multiple sclerosis affects an area of the brain that controls cognitive, sensory and motor functioning ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast