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·November 20, 2020·4 min read

Gut Immune Cells May Help Send Multiple Sclerosis Into Remission

Study finds signs of IgA antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis during a flare-up of the disease, but not when the patients are in remission. The findings suggest gut immune cells are involved in relapse episodes of multiple sclerosis.

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·November 17, 2020·4 min read

Study Explores Sleep Apnea, Autoimmune Disease Link

Poor sleep and inadequate oxygen supply associated with obstructive sleep apnea appears to affect cytokines. This could explain the link between OSA and an increased risk of autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

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·November 15, 2020·4 min read

Promising Multiple Sclerosis Drug Could Worsen Disease

TEPP-46, a drug developed for the treatment of cancer and showed promise for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, could make MS symptoms worse, a new study reports. The drug appears to redirect inflammation away from the spinal cord and directly into the brain.

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·October 20, 2020·4 min read

Anti-Inflammatory Therapy Shows Promise in Slowing Progression of Multiple Sclerosis

A new intranasal delivery system shows promise in reducing neuroinflammation and slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis.

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·October 13, 2020·4 min read

New Therapy Improves Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

By fusing a cytokine to a blood protein, researchers have developed a new therapy to help treat multiple sclerosis.

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·September 18, 2020·3 min read

Immune System May Have Another Job, Combatting Depression

Gamma interferons, a type of immune cell that induces and modulates several immune system responses, may also play a role in preventing depression.

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·September 14, 2020·6 min read

Pregnancy Can Delay Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms by Three Years

Women who have been pregnant were diagnosed with their first multiple sclerosis symptoms, on average, 3.3 years later than women with MS who had never become pregnant.

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·August 26, 2020·4 min read

Tag Team Gut Bacteria Worsen Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis

Specific combinations of microorganisms in the gut can worsen symptoms of multiple sclerosis in mouse models of the autoimmune disease.

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·August 12, 2020·4 min read

‘Reelin’ in a New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

Decreasing the amount of Reelin significantly protected against disease symptoms and promoted recovery in symptomatic animal models of multiple sclerosis. Reelin levels appear to correlate with MS severity and stages. Researchers report lowering levels of the protein could be a potential avenue of treatment for the autoimmune disorder.

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·May 19, 2020·2 min read

Animal study shows human brain cells repair damage in multiple sclerosis

Human iPSCs transplanted into animal models of multiple sclerosis help repair cell damage and restore function.

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·May 11, 2020·9 min read

Researchers pinpoint genes behind sex biases in autoimmune disorders and schizophrenia

A new study reveals why women are more likely to develop autoimmune conditions like lupus and Sjögren's syndrome, and men are more likely to develop schizophrenia. Researchers implicated the C4 gene in sex-based risk factors for autoimmune and psychiatric disorders.

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·April 20, 2020·4 min read

Further evidence autoimmunity plays a role in Parkinson’s disease

T cells that react to alpha-synuclein are most abundant in the early stages of Parkinson's disease but tend to disappear as the disease progresses. Signs of autoimmunity can appear in Parkinson's patients up to ten years before a diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease. The detection of T cell response could be an early biomarker for Parkinson's, long before the physical symptoms begin to manifest.