Researchers have found that new myelin-making cells are constantly being made in the brain and spinal cord, even in the ...

Difficulty walking with MS is not just about physical limitations, but also emotions, stigma, and how others respond, a ...

A look at Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), focusing on motor neuron degeneration, sporadic versus familial ...

People typically develop multiple sclerosis between ages 20 and 40, but late-onset MS affects those 50 years and older. Your doctor can best diagnose and advise on possible treatments, such as ...

Immediately after occupational therapy (OT), people with multiple sclerosis may show small improvements in daily functioning and mental health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), but OT may have little ...

Large Norwegian registry data links birth size and maternal diabetes with higher multiple sclerosis risk, suggesting prenatal ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune condition where, for reasons scientists are still trying to understand, your body’s immune system suddenly attacks the coating covering the nerves in your brain and ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of them, it remains unclear why this process begins. Researchers have now ...

Cannabis use may impair the ability of people with multiple sclerosis to accurately self-assess their cognitive performance.

Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis than other ancestries: It's a genetic legacy of horseback-riding cattle herders who swept into the region ...