Archive for the ‘Multiple Sclerosis’ Category
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
New research has suggested that people who spend more time in the sun as a child are less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS). Scientists in California have released results of a study involving 70 pairs of identical twins in which one twin had MS while the other did not, ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Pennsylvania has a disproportionate number of people living with multiple sclerosis, the fifth-highest of any state. Despite decades of study, the causes of MS are not understood, and there is no cure. But for many Pennsylvanians and people nationwide who live with MS, new research is within reach.U.S. Rep. John ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
People who spent more time in the sun as children may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than people who had less sun exposure during childhood, according to a study published in the July 24, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The MS Society is extremely concerned that people with multiple sclerosis (MS) across Devon have to wait years to receive the powered wheelchair they so desperately need and is backing the intervention of Teign MP, Richard Younger-Ross. MS can have a severe impact on mobility and wheelchairs can be an ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The MS Society has condemned news that 1,500 recently qualified physiotherapists are unable to find permanent work - despite huge demand for specialist physiotherapy services for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Chief executive Simon Gillespie said: "There is clear evidence that specialist physiotherapy can help people with MS manage their ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Scientists at Children's National Medical Center have demonstrated conclusively that a specific protein and its signaling activity are instrumental in myelination and remyelination, processes essential to the creation and repair of the brain's white matter. This groundbreaking discovery in mouse models points the way to developing treatments or interventions to ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is proud to announce the winners of the 2006 Multiple Sclerosis John Alexander Media Awards. Abigail Cukier received the print award for her article Multiple sclerosis not just an adult's disease, while The Beat 94.5 FM was presented the broadcast award for their work ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The government's drug watchdog has recommended the use of Tysabri to treat people with highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) had been poised to reject Tysabri in a preliminary evaluation on cost and efficacy grounds.But ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Elan Corporation (NYSE: ELN) welcome the recent announcement by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the final appraisal determination which recommended use of TYSABRI® (natalizumab) in people with highly active relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). TYSABRI is the first treatment ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Differences in immune systems have been found in African Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to Caucasians, possibly offering a clue why African Americans experience more disability with MS than Caucasians, according to a study published in the July 3, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Researchers have discovered that calcium ions could play a crucial role in multiple sclerosis by activating enzymes that degrade the fatty sheath that insulates nerve fibers. Learning exactly how the myelin sheath is degraded might enable scientists to determine how to halt disease progress and reverse damage by growing new ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Leveraging its portfolio of MOG (35-55) and other multiple sclerosis (MS) experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)-related peptides, AnaSpec has introduced its new Rabbit Anti-MOG (35-55) antibody. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is expressed exclusively in central nervous system myelin. Recent studies suggest that MOG may ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
Merck Serono has announced the launch of a new Rebif initiation pack for patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). It is important when patients begin interferon beta therapy that the dose is gradually increased over a four week period as this helps minimise possible side effects. The new pack ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
A new study by National MS Society-supported researchers suggests a small protein (alpha B-crystallin) normally produced by cells to protect against injury may itself be the target of the multiple sclerosis immune attack. Administering the protein to mice with a similar disease countered the effect, opening the door to ...
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Saturday, October 20th, 2007
The House of Representatives passed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S. 5) on Thursday, June 7, with a bipartisan vote of 247 to 176. Thank you to the thousands of you who contacted your representatives in Congress recently in support of this issue. Several MS activists participated in an ...
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