Understanding Science

We often hear the term 'biomarker' used in medical research, but what does it mean? In the video below, our co-founder and chief science communicator, Brett Drummond, answers this very question. As part of...

If you have been following MStranslate for a while, you will know that one of my pet hates is the poor reporting of multiple sclerosis research online (especially when it's fake news).  In fact, it is one of...

Yesterday, we posed a question on our Facebook page and asked people to use reactions to indicate how they would vote… Some people may be wondering if this was a purely philosophical exercise.  That...

B cells…we hear about them all the time in relation to multiple sclerosis, but what actually are they? Having done a poll on our Facebook page earlier in the week, we found that many people aren’t quite...

The following is part of a MStranslate exclusive series which highlights the struggles and obstacles in developing the next generation of therapies and drugs for human disease. Dr. Travis Stiles is a...

The following is part of a MStranslate exclusive series which highlights the struggles and obstacles in developing the next generation of therapies and drugs for human disease. Dr. Travis Stiles is a...

The following is part of a MStranslate exclusive series which highlights the struggles and obstacles in developing the next generation of therapies and drugs for human disease. Dr. Travis Stiles is a...

The following is part two of an MStranslate exclusive series which highlights the struggles and obstacles in developing the next generation of therapies and drugs for human disease. It is written by Dr. Travis...

The following is part of an MStranslate exclusive series which highlights the struggles and obstacles in developing the next generation of therapies and drugs for human disease. Dr. Travis Stiles is a...

Animal models of multiple sclerosis are not perfect.  I think that is an important first point to make.  As we still don’t know what causes multiple sclerosis, we can’t replicate the disease exactly in...