Research

Across the last few weeks, the MStranslate Facebook page has placed a large focus on lifestyle modifications and how they can be used to help manage multiple sclerosis. As well as gauging how members of the MS...

“Doing the little things can make a big difference” - Yogi Berra We constantly marvel at the hard-work, dedication and perseverance of multiple sclerosis researchers around the world.  It is through...

Research Summary: High dose vitamin D supplementation does not affect biochemical bone markers in multiple sclerosis - a randomised controlled trial There has been a lot of online coverage during the past two...

Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to last week's poll gauging the community's interest in access to medicinal cannabis for the management of multiple sclerosis.  Considering the...

On Tuesday, Innate Immunotherapeutics released a report outlining the first set of results from their Phase 2b trial on the use of their compound, MIS416, in people with secondary progressive multiple...

Research Summary: Evaluating the safety of β-interferons in MS Research from the University of British Columbia has looked at the long-term health effects of interferon-beta treatment in people with...

There has been a lot of media attention recently on a trial testing statins as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS).  The study is being led by University College London and will involve over 1100 people...

What is laquinimod? Laquinimod is a once-daily oral medication that has been developed and tested for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS). The...

Research Summary: An adverse lipid profile and increased levels of adiposity significantly predict clinical course after a first demyelinating event An increasing emphasis is being placed on how lifestyle...

In one of our recent Facebook Live Q&A sessions, I was asked what I thought the biggest hurdle was that needed to be overcome in multiple sclerosis research.  Whilst funding problems are something that we...