Research

By Brett Drummond It is generally accepted that multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, that is, a disease that arises from the body’s own immune system attacking and destroying the myelin sheath that...

CCSVI was a contentious topic of debate within the MS community throughout 2013, and we have worked hard to provide balanced, unbiased coverage of the discussion. In line with this approach, we thank Kerri...

Often, we post stories on our social media pages that outline potential new multiple sclerosis therapies in different phases of clinical development. Here, we discuss what happens at each phase in the process...

By Brett Drummond Recently, a follower on Twitter asked if having ‘mono’ causes multiple sclerosis (MS).  Here is what is currently known about the link between the two. Mono, known as infectious...

By Brett Drummond There has been a lot of media attention lately regarding the use of stem cells as a potential therapy in multiple sclerosis. However, stem cells are also being used extensively as a tool...

The summary below is based on the following journal article: Thewissen, K et al, Circulating dendritic cells of multiple sclerosis patients are proinflammatory and their frequency is correlated with...

By Brett Drummond In part one of this series, we discussed that geographical studies indicated that MS is more prevalent the further you moved away from the equator and that this was thought to be due to...

After my article on the links between Vitamin D and MS, one astute follower noted that the worldwide incidence of MS could also be found to correlate with levels of obesity around the world. Based on this and...

By Brett Drummond For a long time, it has been known that both genetics and the environment play a role in determining how likely a person is to develop multiple sclerosis (MS). As technology advances, more...

What has been found? Part of the immune response that leads to damage of the nerves in neuroinflammatory disease is activated by the leakage of a protein from the blood called fibrinogen. What is the...