Haemoglobin as Source of Iron Deposits in MS MStranslate December 14, 2016 Research Iron deposits in the brain can be toxic and they have been suggested to be a possible cause of the damage seen in multiple sclerosis (MS). New research from Imperial College London (UCL) has shed more light...
MS: Many Stories – From the MStranslate Community MStranslate December 5, 2016 Community, MS: Many Stories Whilst many people realise that exercise has benefits for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), they often don't know where to begin. In this new instalment of our MS: Many Stories series, we meet Andrew,...
MS & Epstein-Barr Virus Update – Part 2 MStranslate November 24, 2016 Epstein-Barr virus, Infection, Research, Understanding Science Research Summary: EBV Infection and Multiple Sclerosis: Lessons from a Marmoset Model Earlier in the week, we discussed the background information about the potential role of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and...
MS & Epstein-Barr Virus Update – Part 1 MStranslate November 21, 2016 Epstein-Barr virus, Infection, Research, Understanding Science 3 Comments Today, we are presenting Part 1 of a two-part update on a role for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in multiple sclerosis (MS). This first part is going to focus on the evidence of why people think that a link may...
MitoQ & Mitochondrial Dysfunction in MS MStranslate November 12, 2016 Research Research Summary: MitoQ, a mitochondria-targeted antioxidant, delays disease progression and alleviates pathogenesis in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse model of multiple sclerosis The...
MS: Many Stories – From the MStranslate Community MStranslate October 27, 2016 MS: Many Stories Our latest MS: Many Stories feature has been submitted by a regular MStranslate contributor that would like to remain anonymous. The article was inspired by a recent visit to the neurologist and is called...
Monoclonal Antibodies for MS Treatments MStranslate October 20, 2016 Research, Understanding Science By Brett Drummond What’s in a name? I was recently asked a question: “Why do all of the new MS drugs end in mab? Does that mean something?”. The answer is yes and it’s probably worth...
MS: Many Stories – From the MStranslate Community MStranslate October 12, 2016 Community, MS: Many Stories 1 Comment Our latest MS: Many Stories feature is the second instalment in a series being written by Toni, a regular MStranslate contributor and member of our local MS community here in Melbourne, Australia. To...
Rates of MS Progression: Dr Tomas Kalincik (MSBase) MStranslate October 11, 2016 Q&A, Research Upon his return from ECTRIMS 2016, Dr Tomas Kalincik from the Melbourne Brain Centre at Royal Melbourne Hospital spoke to MStranslate about recently published research by MSBase investigators. Their...
Clinically Stable MS & Magnetic Resonance Imaging MStranslate October 3, 2016 Neuroimaging, Research What is clinically stable multiple sclerosis? As most of you might be aware, the most common form of multiple sclerosis is relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS). In RRMS, people may go through periods of attacks...
