Some research suggests that people with multiple sclerosis are at a higher risk of atherosclerosis. An increased risk hasn’t been established, and we don’t know how MS might increase the risk. Having ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system erroneously attacks a protective insulation that surrounds neurons ...

Our results provide mechanistic evidence that immune responses to EBV can directly damage the brain in MS,” said Olivia Thomas, PhD, assistant professor at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience at ...

Iron dysregulation contributes to MS progression through oxidative stress, ferroptosis, and immune activation, affecting neuronal and immune cell function. Both iron overload and deficiency exacerbate ...

Dr. Parisa Khosravi knows exactly what her patients are going through and the shock they might experience when she delivers the diagnosis. As a neuroimmunologist at Central Texas Neurology Consultants ...

A sponge-like implant in mice helped guide a treatment that slowed or stopped a degenerative condition similar to multiple sclerosis in humans. It also gave University of Michigan researchers a first ...

Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders through chronic inflammation. However, its role in multiple sclerosis, a ...

Multiple sclerosis is a big deal in Canada. Our country has one of the highest rates of the disease worldwide, with 290 out of every 100,000 living Canadians having received the diagnosis. To put this ...

Both Guillain-Barré syndrome and multiple sclerosis involve an autoimmune attack on the nervous system. Guillain-Barré syndrome affects the peripheral nervous system, while multiple sclerosis impacts ...