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Multiple Sclerosis

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 27, 2016·3 min read

A Link Between Gut Bacteria and Multiple Sclerosis

According to a new study, an insufficient amount of good bacteria could have a direct link to MS.

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·February 5, 2017·5 min read

Stem Cell Transplants May Induce Long-Term Remission of Multiple Sclerosis

A new study reveals immunosupressive therapy coupled with stem cell transplantation can induce sustained remission in RRMS patients.

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·May 10, 2019·6 min read

Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol

The common statin drug Simvastatin reduces brain atrophy and slows the progression of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The effects appear to be independent of the drug's cholesterol-lowering effects.

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Featured Genetics

·June 11, 2015·3 min read

Key Regulator of Inflammation Disrupted by Gene Variants Linked to Multiple Sclerosis

According to a new study, researchers have implicated a central regulator as a cause of MS and ulcerative colitis.

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·January 26, 2021·3 min read

Immune Cells Silence Neurons by Removing Synapses in Multiple Sclerosis

Gray matter damage associated with multiple sclerosis progression may be caused by inflammatory reactions that lead to synaptic loss.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 31, 2013·2 min read

Researcher Decode Mechanisms of Cell Orientation in the Brain

New research shows the transmembrane protein NG2 controls orientation of cell migration towards a wound.

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·March 26, 2018·6 min read

Stem Cell Treatment Stabilizes Disease and Reduces Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers reveal that a year after receiving autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for relapse remitting multiple sclerosis, almost all of the patients showed no signs of the disease and the level of their disability was significantly improved.