Research Summary:  Hypertension and heart disease are associated with development of brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis: a 5-year longitudinal study WHO? This study was performed by researchers at the...

PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) is characterised by a steady worsening of disease or accumulation of disability from onset without any lengthy periods of...

RESEARCH SUMMARY:  Platelets Drive Inflammation and Target Gray Matter and the Retina in Autoimmune-Mediated Encephalomyelitis. In this article, we are summarising recent research that has investigated the...

PROGRESSIVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND MYELIN REPAIR We have seen an increasing number of powerful new treatments developed recently for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.  These treatments work in various...

CAUSE OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DISCOVERED? Reports have started appearing online today, which claim that doctors from Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and the University of Glasgow believe they have...

Research Summary: Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study WHO? Research was primarily done by a team at the National...

My Adjustment to MS Written by Sarah, Auckland, NZ In 2016, I was diagnosed with relapse-remitting multiple sclerosis at the age of 32 after an acute six week period of symptoms from lesions in my brain...

Before I start, I want to take this opportunity to thank our community for the extremely positive feedback received on the last article that debuted our new format for research summaries.  Obviously, we have...

So somehow we are already through the first week of June and I haven’t yet provided our Behind The Scenes update for May.  As always, I encourage everyone to share their thoughts on the style and content of...

Research Summary: Multiple sclerosis and mixed microbial infections. Direct identification of fungi and bacteria in nervous tissue. For this article, we are trying out a new format - facts, findings and...