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...
What Science Communication Means to Me MStranslate September 28, 2016 Opinion By Tahlia, B Sci (Hons), University of Melbourne Science communication - it sounds pretty simple, doesn't it? You take a bit of science and retell the story so people understand it. Nothing much to it,...
ECTRIMS 2016: An Overview of Key Outcomes MStranslate September 22, 2016 Conferences, ECTRIMS, Research, Social Media Each year, the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) holds the largest MS research meeting in the world. In 2016, this event was held in London, England, between...
The ‘Publish’ or ‘Perish’ Pressure of Research MStranslate September 15, 2016 Opinion 1 Comment The Funding Flaws of Research By Tahlia, B Sci (Hons), University of Melbourne The pressure that so many researchers feel to secure competitive grant funding is distracting them from their real job....
