Multiple Sclerosis News
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MS Symptoms Vary With The Season
The disease's intensity rose in the summer months, and researchers say that was due to both radiation from sunlight as well as a hotter temperature. Read Summary > -
Asthma Drug May Help Treat MS
Researchers believe the drug works by helping tamp down the overactive immune system. Read Summary > -
Vitamin D Affects Genes for Cancer, Autoimmune Diseases: Study
Scientists at Oxford University have discovered a link between vitamin D deficiency and genes related to both cancer and autoimmune diseases. Read Summary > -
More Americans Filed ADA Complaints in 2009
More Americans filed charges of discrimination against their employers in 2009 than in any other year since the ADA bill was passed, experts say, and the economy may be the primary cause. Read Summary > -
FDA Gives New Multiple Sclerosis Drug Priority Review Status
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review status to an experimental multiple sclerosis drug called cladribine. Read Summary > -
Multiple Sclerosis Blood Vessel Theory Dealt Blow
A theory that multiple sclerosis is caused by obstruction in the blood vessels that carry blood from the brain back to the heart has been called into question by two recent studies. Read Summary > -
Multiple Sclerosis Patients Demand Access to Unproven Treatment
One doctor's so-called "liberation procedure" for MS is controversial and unapproved, but that hasn't stopped scores of MS patients from gathering every bit of information on it in the hopes that it might treat or even cure their condition. Read Summary > -
Brain Changes in Multiple Sclerosis May Trigger Depression
According to a new study, depression in people who have multiple sclerosis may be due to biological--and not psychological--reasons. Read Summary >
